Last few days was spent reading and writing about Anaplasma phagocytophilum. The paper was due today and right after I handed in the paper, I felt like I handed in all my self-motivation along with it. I couldn't seem to put my mind to commit to anything serious for the day. I finished all the experiments that I need to do and wanted to start reading articles for the final paper that is due in one month's time but the motivation is just not there. Even my brain doesn't want to cooperate when I tried to conjure a method to determine the capability of my bug to adapt to ox bile salt. The only thing that I seemed appealing at this moment is lie down on my bed and not think of anything at all.
The Anaplasma paper is the 6th paper I've written for this semester and I felt like I've put in more effort each time, which is probably why I feel so mentally drained after finishing it early today. Although this class requires a lot of work, especially with all the papers that we have to write, I felt that it is starting to benefit me because my writing style improves in various aspects and I'm definitely getting more out of the papers I have to read to write. I can feel the critical thinking practice is getting sharpened and I am really glad I can get back onto this track.
All in all..the efforts are all worth-it and is paying off. But I still can't help feeling that I could read and write faster like the Americans. They can tell what a certain article shows by just skimming through the paper and they can write the papers within a 4 hour time slot. Unfortunately, I need to keep using my thesaurus when I'm writing, which is taking up too much time. But I'm definitely getting there...
2 comments:
Hush For Me, you will get there. You worked hard for it therefore you deserve it.
Plus, the environment you are learning in is condusive. For such a smart and independant girl like you, my sugar bunnery honey :D
ish ish..someone's getting sweeter by the day too.
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