It’s a given that Thanksgiving and being grateful go together.
But in Thanks! How the new science of gratitude can make you happier, Robert A. Emmons goes beyond the commonplace notions on gratitude.
• Gratitude is acknowledging the help someone else has given us.
• In spite of the difficulty and frustration we may experience in our writing [...]
Archive for November, 2007
3 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude—A Grateful Mindset Aids Writing
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, creativity, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, focus, grateful, gratitude, happiness, positive psychology, resources, self-sabotage, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged cultivate gratitude, grateful, gratitude helps writing on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
How Gratitude Can Improve Your Thanksgiving and Your Writing
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, gratitude, happiness, hope, positive psychology, reflection, research, resources, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged being grateful, choosing gratitude, gratitude, gratitude and writing, how to be grateful, how to feel like writing during Thanksgiving holiday, practicing gratitude, writing and happiness on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Thanksgiving is upon us here in the U.S. And for some, worries and fears accompany the holiday.
1) Depressed—do holidays depress you, make you feel lonely, highlight a less-than-perfect present?
2) Overwhelmed—do holidays mean added work, family responsibilities, traveling, relationships, in-laws?
3) Anxious—have you let weeks (or more) go by without your doing any work on your diss? Are [...]
Sick Babies and Burdened Bosses Take Time Away from Your Diss; What to Do?
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, demands, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, life, re-group, re-start, regrouping, resilience, resources, restart writing, self-care, time theft, writing, dissertation, tagged balancing babies and dissertations, demands from bosses and other superiors, demands on your time, managing dissertation writing time, time theft on November 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last week three different dissertation coaching clients came to their calls with me frustrated.
One started the call by saying she felt “crappy.” Another was also clearly cranky.
What had happened? Each of them had had their writing time appropriated.
One client, the father of a 7-month-old, was exhausted as well as cranky. He had been up with [...]
Dissertation Boot Camps, Writing Buddies, Dissertation Coaching– The More Support, the Better
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, isolation, structures, writing, dissertation, tagged coaching, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, support during dissertation process, university awareness, writing, writing buddy, writing group on November 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Whether living hundreds of miles from campus or sitting at a table in the university library, many ABD’s feel isolated from their schools. They voice concerns that their schools rarely reach out to them, other than when tuition is due.
The feeling that universities give little or no help to doctoral students during the dissertation process [...]
Deprivation Doesn’t Work for Dieting and It Doesn’t Work for Dissertation Writing
Posted in academic, coaching, commitment, creativity, deprivation, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, isolation, life, planning, realistic goals, self-care, time, writing, tagged balance work and fun, dissertation process, isolation, nurture, plan, relationships, self-care, talk through plans, write down plans on November 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Most of us in the U.S. turned back our clocks this morning, giving us one extra hour.
Now you may think I’ll say that everyone writing a dissertation had one extra hour today to write. Not me. Not this time.
As I read the Washington Post this morning, a little earlier than I usually do on Sunday [...]
To Write More Easily, Induce a Good Mood: Five Minutes of Music Can Get You in Front of that Computer Screen and Writing
Posted in Happier, You Tube, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, getting started, hope, joy, memories, momentum, music, positive psychology, re-start, resources, restart writing, start writing, strategies, structures, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged "I Can See Clearly Now, "You've Got a Friend", Carole King, connections, dissertation coaching, get started writing, getting started, good mood, positive, self-management, support, writing on November 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Writing is easier when you’re in a good mood.
Researchers say that if you can generate a somewhat happy frame of mind, starting your writing and sticking with it will be easier.
So what can you do to bring about a happier mood? Listen to some music!
Music is powerful. Research supports claims that not only can music [...]
