I’ve been frittering, frittering away the time I set aside for writing. Not only have I been frittering it away, but I’ve been putting one of my vices in its place. This is a dangerous time of the year. Not only is it Halloween, heralded in grocery stores and drug stores by rows upon rows [...]
Archive for October, 2007
How I’ve Allowed Fun-Sized Snickers to Help Me Procrastinate on My Writing
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, exercise, focus, goals, planning, procrastination, restart writing, self-deception, self-sabotage, start writing, time, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged eating Snickers as a substitute for writing, exercising is an aid to writing, procrastination on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How to Get Your Paper Out the Door Without Grinding Your Teeth: Nine Tips on Perseverance
Posted in academic, coaching, commitment, creativity, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, focus, goals, Happier, perseverance, re-group, self-care, strategies, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, writing breaks, writing, dissertation, tagged happiness increases perseverance, smiling inceases perseverance, use top strengths to achieve perseverance on October 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I often ask my dissertation clients, when they commit to a goal, if this is a no- kidding, no-fooling goal. Since it is often said that the key to finishing a dissertation is perseverance, I’m asking them if they will be unstoppable, and, in effect, to commit to perseverance. But perseverance does not necessarily mean an all-out, [...]
What Do You Call That if Not Perseverance?
Posted in academic, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, following through, goals, perseverance, planning, realistic goals, tagged dissertation writing, following through, perseverance, pinpointing and completing small tasks on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What is it that you think you don’t have, but if you had it, your work would be so much easier? What is the difference between you and that PhD on the tenure track at a great school? Over and over, what comes up as my dissertation clients and I talk is the question of [...]
Is Your University Aware That You’re Still Out There?
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, tagged changes in doctoral programs, contact with advisors, deadlines on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The good news is that the average doctoral student takes 8.2 years to get a Ph.D. This is good news because, according to an article in the New York Times (“Exploring Ways to Shorten the Ascent to a Ph.D.,” 10/3/2007), in the past, it has taken the average student even longer to get the degree. [...]
Where Will You Get the Most Bang for Your Buck? or, Allot the Majority of Your Available Time to Producing Text
Posted in choice, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, planning, productivity, re-start, realistic goals, restart writing, writing, tagged planning writing session, productivity, time management on October 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you have been involved in other demanding projects and are now coming back to your dissertation, your inclination may be first to review and read over all of your notes and everything that you’ve written. And how much time would the review consume? Oh, I will venture a guess that it could consume your [...]
