137: nothing doing nothing

I guess I'm writing a dissertation now

Last week, I “defended” my dissertation prospectus and got approval to start writing my dissertation. Here is a breakdown of what I proposed, the feedback I got, and where I’m going from here. This post is just for paid subscribers; consider upgrading your subscription today.

Previous research dispatches: 029: on wandering (this was a version of the SOP I wrote for grad school applications); 073: lose your head (a version of a paper I wrote in my second semester of grad school; these ideas are more background in my project but relevant); 104: candid (brief mention when I talk about being excited for the dissertation).