Fewer paper woes today

Lest you all think I've drowned in negative feedback, I figured I'd give you an update on the critiques I received on the paper. As predicted, I did feel better about it yesterday, though I still disagreed on some points. I went back through the comments and tried to sort out the useful from not so useful (although I did spend way too much time dealing with one comment that I realized in the end wasn't crucial). Along the way, I noticed more positive feedback than I'd originally seen (funny how that works). So, I was prepared for today when I met with my committee member and we talked things out. I came away with a fair amount of work to do, but also a better understanding of where he's coming from. I do think that revising my paper in the ways he suggests will be helpful, but it will also be a lot of work. But hey, that's what we're here for right?