Mainly I had been thinking, writing, writing, writing and reading. Also, in less intensive mode, I have been designing, implementing and testing (questionnaires, UI, games, workshops, etc).
Conclusion: besides that my hands hurt a bit, I admire my loyal “ companion“, the summer gave me the understanding of gestation.
In our modern society, we are not taught to be patient and to understand the relevance to put “time” in our actions. Everything is for yesterday. In order words it should be fast without a delay and accurate at once. But looking carefully, everything in life requires its time to flourish. Yes effort must be put daily, that is where the discipline shows up, but nothing is over-night.
It is a fact I am “impatient” to deliver my work, to share it and grow up with others about it. And I want to do other things too from my dream-list that I am collecting, as I cannot do them right now. But I might be getting old while attempting to do this PhD because I know the work will be finished. I just need to keep on working with it, enjoying the ride.
The moment to deliver is approaching. It will take still some time, but light is at the end of the tunnel.