Time Is Swift

Time is swift, and I feel it ticking away. I am back to writing a blog, even if I'm the only one who will ever see it. I need daily, weekly, and monthly goals to keep me moving forward.

GOALS

Daily

Tuesday 11/3

• Contact John for a meeting to discuss the latest results. 
• Write an outline for the paragraphs in the Discussion that will discuss ch. 6.
• Read Semendeferi and Damasio (2000) and Bruner (2004).
• Add the last few slides to AIA talk.

Wednesday 11/4

• Write Setup of Experiment and Areas that Overlap with Stout sections in the Discussion.
• Write Appendix C.
• Read Bruner (2008) and Bruner et al. (2011).
• Find some articles that are relevant to Basics of Working Memory section in ch. 3.
• Answer a few interview questions.

Thursday 11/5

• Write Areas Specific to Mode 1 Toolmaking and Areas Specific to Mode 2 Toolmaking sections in the Discussion.
• Read Shultz et al. (2012) and Reader and Laland (2002).
• Read a couple articles for Basics of Working Memory section in ch. 3.
• Practice AIA talk.

Friday 11/6

• Write Speculations about Earlier and Later Stone Tool Industries and What the Group Main Effect Tells Us sections of Discussion.
• Read a couple articles for ch. 3.
• Write a couple paragraphs for Basics of Working Memory section in ch. 3.
• Answer a few interview questions.

Saturday 11/7

• Finish Arizona State application.
• Finish answering interview questions.
• Practice AIA talk.

Sunday 11/8

• Practice AIA talk.
• Practice interview questions on video.

Monday 11/9

• AIA talk
• Finish Basics of Working Memory section for ch. 3.
• Write Bigger Picture Hypothesis and Even Bigger Picture sections in the Discussion.
• Find some articles that are relevant to A Comparative Approach section in ch. 3.
• Read a couple articles for A Comparative Approach section in ch. 3.

Weekly

11/3-11/9

• Finish reading all the articles in ch. 6.
• Finish ch. 6 portion of Discussion.
• Finish Basics of Working Memory section in ch. 3.
• Meet with John about ch. 8 results.
• Give AIA talk.
• Finish answering interview questions.

11/10-11/16

• Finish A Comparative Approach section in ch. 3.
• Second draft of ch. 6 finished.
• Finish any left-over analyses for ch. 8.
• Practice Skype interview with Mom.

11/17-11/23

• Finish A Developmental Approach section in ch. 3.
• Write Introduction for ch. 8.
• Practice Skype interview with Christina.
• Finish talk for IPFW.

11/24-11/30

• Finish Evolutionary Studies on Working Memory section in ch. 3.
• Write Results for ch. 8.
• Finish Skype interview for Vassar.

Monthly

November

• Write half of ch. 3.
• Finish all analyses for ch. 8 and start writing chapter.
• Polished draft of ch. 6 to Bob and John.
• Finish Skype interview with Vassar.
• Give AIA talk.

December

• Finish ch. 3.
• Finish ch. 8
• Submit ch. 6 to Science.
• Finish analyses for ch. 7
• Give IPFW talk.

January

• Write half of ch. 7.
• Write ch. 8 portion of Discussion.
• Write ch. 1.

February

• Finish ch. 7.
• Finish ch. 9 Discussion.
• Finish ch. 10 Conclusion.

March

• Submit completed dissertation to John and Bob.
• Finish Acknowledgments.

April

• Make Bob and John's edits.
• Submit edited dissertation to committee.
• AAPA and Paleoanthro talks.

May

• Defend dissertation
• Walk at graduation.