Jun 28 2008
Master Dissertation is not for Fame
Perhaps ambitions can be described as a positive feature of a person. Ambitions mean that you care about your future. You do not want your life to be dull and grey. However, sometimes ambitions can take you too far. This can mean that you tend to set some unrealistic goals in your life or you can use some not really appropriate means for achieving your goals.
You may wonder how this introduction deals with the master dissertation. I will answer your questions. The thing is that very often students tart writing master dissertation or PhD dissertation because they hope to be recognized worldwide after that.
Again, I will not say that such ambitions with master dissertation are wrong. Still, they can significantly distract you from the work itself. You have to realize that your master dissertation is more likely will not bring you fame.
On the contrary you can focus on some more significant things.
o Think about your research. It can be not less important as the results. What is more, the results can also be surprising. Maybe you will not make some outstanding discoveries, still you have all the chances to be helpful for somebody.
o Think about the priceless learning experience that your master dissertation will give you. Think about those unknown things that you will be aware of. Finally, think of the true reasons why you started to write a dissertation. I am sure that at the beginning you were not thinking about worldwide recognition.
So, you have to learn to control your ambitions and make them help you.