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TED Talk: Nancy Duarte<\/h3>\n
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YouTube: LaTeX Thesis<\/h3>\n
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Manage frustration, stay consistent, avoid procrastination.
\nTo always keep in mind
\n\u201cScience does not advance in giant leaps, but in small and consistent steps.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Practical exercises<\/p>\n
\n- Mindful Pomodoro:<\/strong> work 25 min + 5 min break, but during the break do something physical (stretching, walking, drinking water), not looking at screens.<\/li>\n
- Brief achievement diary:<\/strong> each day write down three micro-achievements (e.g., found a key article, wrote half a page, clarified a doubt). Reinforces sense of progress.<\/li>\n
- Error reframing:<\/strong> when a mistake or block arises, write: \u201cThis means I am learning\u2026\u201d and complete it with the positive gain from the error.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Intermediate checklist<\/p>\n
\n- Skeleton of the manuscript with sections and subsections.<\/li>\n
- Figures with captions and cross-references.<\/li>\n
- Methodological decisions log:<\/strong> (this is a living document where you note, throughout the thesis, which technical decisions you make and why, what alternatives you considered, and how they may affect the results. It also helps you quickly draft the Methods and Limitations section, confidently answer \u201cwhy did you choose X and not Y?\u201d in the defense, and maintain traceability and reproducibility (for yourself, your supervisor, and to prepare the defense).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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