{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Student blogs","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs","author_name":"Emma Tipton","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/author\/emma\/","title":"The thesis idea hamster wheel - Student blogs - Imperial College London","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tEDW8lUmEq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/2020\/02\/29\/the-thesis-idea-hamster-wheel\/\">The thesis idea hamster wheel<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/2020\/02\/29\/the-thesis-idea-hamster-wheel\/embed\/#?secret=tEDW8lUmEq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The thesis idea hamster wheel&#8221; &#8212; Student blogs\" data-secret=\"tEDW8lUmEq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The\u00a0option term is going by at light speed, which means that it is nearly thesis\u00a0time.\u00a0And while the course conveners have been quick to\u00a0tell\u00a0us that\u00a0we have plenty of time\u00a0to sort out projects\u00a0and\u00a0not to get too stressed out,\u00a0I have,\u00a0in fact,\u00a0been stressing out about it.\u00a0In particular, the process of\u00a0choosing a project idea has been\u00a0intensely frustrating for me.\u00a0I would [&hellip;]"}