On a lesson learned

When I began my Master’s thesis, I wrote the following on my now abandoned WP blog:

One of my colleagues pointed out that the thesis is that it is not some random jarble [sic] of musings that one slaps together because it is the end of the term; rather, it is about taking the step into the next level and becoming a writer in the process.

After nearly two years of research, delays, a lost committee, active duty, resuming the project, and countless draft revisions, I am not surprised that the lesson stated at the outset has endured. What does surprise me is how through it all, I never took the time to step back and reflect on this lesson sooner.