{"id":4031,"date":"2015-05-25T10:20:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T21:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2016-08-01T10:08:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T21:08:05","slug":"finishers-wisdom-tip-5-create-space-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=4031","title":{"rendered":"Finishers&#8217; Wisdom: Tip #5 &#8211; Create Space at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers\u2019 Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. ThesisLink is publishing their insights over two weeks in our latest blogging event: Finishers\u2019 Wisdom! Enjoy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip #5: Explain to partners the importance of being able to focus and have space even if they\u2019re just being sweet enough to bring a cup of tea (and you look at them like they just slaughtered the puppies)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though our partners\/housemates\/whanau think they know what we are doing, in all honesty they really don\u2019t, and they certainly don\u2019t appreciate how challenging it can be to structure one sentence at times. We know they love us to pieces and they try to help alleviate the pressures of our thesis journey, but sometimes they add to the stress! It is so frustrating when you have been pondering over how to effectively capture your thoughts into a coherent sentence, when someone quietly wants to know if you are hungry or thirsty \u2026 or if there is anything they can do\/get for you. Having that thinking space, that quiet room, is essential and particularly so as you begin to rework your thesis for submission. Trying to hold everything in your head takes a lot of concentration!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4096\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg?resize=504%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"office\" width=\"504\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/office.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tip: talk with those in your household about the need for seclusion when you are in your writing space \u2013 that means no interruptions would be appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers&rsquo; Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. 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