Whenever you have pen in hand or hands on keys, ready to start on your dissertation, do you suddenly feel tired? Moments before, were you bustling around, perhaps busy just for the sake of being busy?
1. Get out of your own way
Nothing stands between you and your dissertation, except for yourself. Even if you could [...]
Archive for June, 2007
The Productively Foxy Dissertation Writer: Get out of your own way, dart past Lizard Brain, slyly scoop up those ideas
Posted in Lizard Brain, academic, coaching, courage, creativity, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, getting started, goals, inertia, life, momentum, perseverance, planning, procrastination, productivity, realistic goals, self-sabotage, writing, writing, dissertation on June 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Fast Fact-Checker for Dissertation Writers: Yeah, Google!
Posted in Google, Internet, WordPress, academic, customer service, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, laugh, research, resources, word usage, writing on June 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Sometime ago, I wanted to talk with a real person at Amazon about my order. I looked everywhere on the Amazon site. I couldn’t believe it– I could not find a phone number anywhere.
Aggravated, I typed into Google “What is the telephone number for Amazon?” And it came up– 1-800 -201-7575.
Today, just for fun, I [...]
Drop Out of the “Great Dissertation Writers’ Hiding-Out Summer Classic Marathon”
Posted in academic, coaching, distractions, life, procrastination, writing, dissertation on June 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Summers can be a great opportunity to avoid working on your dissertation or book. You can keep busy going places, reading the morning paper, reading blog after blog, answering email.
There’s a reason that most of us don’t run marathons, and there’s a reason that many people put off writing that dissertation.
You might be [...]
Foxy, Foxfire, Foxholes, Foxtrot, Out-foxed: Lessons for Writers from the Foxes
Posted in academic, alliances, coaching, courage, dissertation coach, foxes, goals, life, nature, perseverance, planning, play, writing, dissertation on June 25, 2007 | No Comments »
First there were 2 and now there are 5… 5 foxes living next to us on my cul-de-sac inside the Washington DC beltway.
We first glimpsed the parents in early morning or late at night. During the winter, when new snow and a stillness of the day gave them claim to our street, we would watch [...]
What Dissertation Writers Really Need Are Test Patterns
Posted in You Tube, academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, goals, inertia, life, procrastination, self-care, self-sabotage, writing, writing, dissertation on June 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Did TV stations really sign off at midnight at one time? Before cable and satellite and Nancy Grace and her crowd of journalists, giving us no news all the time, yes, the TV day ended … at midnight or shortly thereafter, followed by the “Star Spangled Banner,” and then the test pattern.
The time seems so [...]
Your Lizard Brain and Writing
Posted in Lizard Brain, Warren Buffett, academic, alliances, coaching, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, perseverance, planning, procrastination, self-sabotage, writing, writing, dissertation on June 21, 2007 | No Comments »
During my commute, I heard a broadcast on the same subject as my most recent blog post. It was about that huge impulse to flee that sweeps over us and can make it nearly impossible to stay focused on our writing. That impulse can stem from our brain’s attempt to protect us from the lions [...]
Set a Timer for Writing
Posted in academic, coaching, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, focus, getting started, planning, procrastination, writing, dissertation on June 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Are you having trouble getting started with today’s session on your dissertation?
As you ready yourself to write, do you hear those voices again—those critters that harangue you. . . . the naysayers, the resisters, the thwarters in your head that chatter and prattle and try to protect you from that dangerous activity of writing?
The slightest [...]
You at Your Best: Visioning to Fuel Your Dissertation
Posted in academic, coaching, courage, dissertation coach, getting started, hope, memories, reflection, visioning, writing, writing, dissertation on June 18, 2007 | No Comments »
In my last post, I asked you to take a mental snapshot of yourself when you were at your best, when you were unstoppable.
Take a moment and look now at that snapshot—stay there for a bit. Take it in.
What’s a descriptive phrase that captures the essence of that moment or time of You at Your [...]
Resisting Writing?
Posted in academic, coaching, life, memories, procrastination, reflection, resources, self-care, visioning, writing, dissertation on June 16, 2007 | No Comments »
On your worst day, on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 the highest), how high is your resistance to start writing your dissertation?
On those days when your resistance is high, how hard is it just to sit down at your desk? Once you’re seated, do you then have an overwhelming urge to flee? [...]
A Beginning
Posted in academic, coaching, writing, dissertation on June 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Dear Incredible Writers,
Graduate Students, Instructors, Teachers, Professors;
writers struggling with dissertations or theses;
nontraditional graduate students, finishing a dissertation after being away from academic life for years;
academics trying to juggle writing with preparing lectures, grading papers, caring for young children. . . .
This blog is devoted to supporting you.
If you’re like me, you love to write, [...]
