Is it just me or does anybody else find it very hard to work on anything PhD related this week? Maybe it's the weather or the aftermath of the Happy Easter Spirit but I'd rather go to the beach or something instead of working.

Thanks for that Otto! Im feeling exactly the same! I haven't been able to get in the swing of things since the easter 'holidays' started. I thought it was just me, and Im beginning to get really annoyed with myself and my procrastination!

Seems to be a common thing. A similar thread is posted on Off-topic today.

I seem to remember a summer full of threads such as this last year...

and Christmas holiday (during, just before and just after kind of excuses)

me too - felt like this yesterday. today am back into the working mood. am finding that my working patterns are changing - some days i work really hard, say 12 hours and then the next day i just can't get myself to focus on anything. i've decided to capitalise on days i feel like working.