Week in review: 30 November-6 December

I am pleased with my progress this week, although by the latter part of the week my work took a small side track.  Looking back at what I accomplished and the value of this week's projects, in the context of my thesis project, I believe the time was wisely invested.  Just like so many aspects of postgraduate study, details plan a crucial role.  Either the details of literature/background material, methodology/experimental design, analysis or communication.  Unfortunately there's no way to predict for all nuances that one will encounter and that's why everything seems to take 3 times longer than expected.  While my progress this week (and every week) is slow, it is steady and moving in the right direction.  At this point the clock is ticking, but I have plenty of time to carry out thoughtful and thorough research.