One of the major things I’ve learned in my time here at Kean is that there can be some fun in the work we do for school. I can say with confidence this is not one of those times. Starting a lit review is honestly a chore. Once you get some momentum it does gets better but boy, that first week or two is a slog. Finding articles and resources is one thing, knowing you have to wade through them. I know its a process, but its a process that does not have much appeal at the start.
Ok. I’m done whining. This week I began my lit review. It was uneventful really. Looking at my research project from last semester I found that almost 10 articles I picked out then might still have a place in this project which is nice. Though that probably will change since I’ll have to read through them again for this project. In starting the review, I do feel like I am making progress toward my overarching inquiry for my thesis. Although my progress does feel like baby steps in a lot of cases, I’ll take it over no progress at all. I believe I have found about 3-4 articles that may have a place in my project, but only time will tell. This part of the process is a slog, no way around it, but things could be worse. I could have a presentation coming up….oh wait.
Looking at this coming week I want to just keep the ball rolling as much as possible. With my presentation next week (boy I wish I did not choose the first one this time) I need to make sure all my ducks are in a row and that I have something good to show the class. I want to continue to find sources and get to at least 13-15 by the end of the week. Big goals but I feel like I can manage that (and if I don’t I just get what I can done).
In terms of time management Ive been a bit better this last week in being consistent and using my time wisely. I want to keep up this effort and not fall into relaxing when there is more work to do. Hopeful this week is as good as the last one. See y’all Monday.
