tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617381729745817926.post5241717779274130209..comments2023-02-21T11:54:25.843-05:00Comments on Little Bird, Poet Tree: Hesitations Before the Changes, and Breaking My Writer's BlockCori Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695826047350834389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617381729745817926.post-50202154226701649402011-06-05T15:39:37.409-04:002011-06-05T15:39:37.409-04:00Thank you very much for your comment.
I know that...Thank you very much for your comment.<br /><br />I know that you are right about the fact that I have much, much more reading to do. It's so very true. But I also am relieved to think that right now, at this moment, I don't need to know it all ahead of time, and in fact, I couldn't. I have a summer to write my prospectus, but then I have over a year to write my dissertation. The bulk of my continued research and reading will happen then. And I think it is comforting to know that I will continue learning as I go through the writing process. At least it helps break my feeling of paralysis, especially since if I knew it all already, I would be bored and tired and the project would feel stale. <br /><br />Thank you for reading, and thanks too for the well wishes. :)Cori Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695826047350834389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617381729745817926.post-29679013875290863342011-06-05T13:44:43.559-04:002011-06-05T13:44:43.559-04:00Cori, I follow your posts regularly, but have yet ...Cori, I follow your posts regularly, but have yet never commented. I enjoy reading your poetic prose and following the life discovery of a young woman. It reminds me of all the joy and excitement and passion that make up being a young woman in her twenties. I think its illuminating the ways that you think so deeply about yourself and and the underlying reasons for your daily anxieties and fears, instead of just coping with them mindlessly. However, this particular post rubs me the wrong way. As a woman who also had to struggle with the demands of a rigorous doctoral program in my younger years, I cannot assert strongly enough that you are supposed to be fearful and anxious as you begin this academic journey. Although it is important to be mindful of your self and body in this process, the only true way to step up to meet this challenge is to read, read, read. When you feel afraid that you don't know enough about psychoanalysis, per se, it is because you don't. This is the sign that you need to read until your fear dissipates. I commend your work becoming a mindful woman, but in order to achieve your great ambitions, you must be sure to become an intellectually rigorous academic. Best of luck to you my dear.<br />Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com