Getting some writing done this week will happen only if you let people know that you’re using every spare minute to write. You need to go public and let others know that you aren’t kidding. Then throw yourself into your writing. One person I know says that for her status on Facebook this week, she [...]
Archive for December, 2007
What Is Your Writing State? Are You in Lockdown or Maybe in Maine?
Posted in acting as if, creativity, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, mental toughness, motivation, productivity, strategies, tagged choose a state of mind to help you write, go public on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When You Think You Have No Time to Write, Step Up Your Process!
Posted in academic, acting as if, choice, commitment, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, mental toughness, momentum, planning, writing, tagged busy, energy, hectic, writing during the holidays on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The holiday vortex –this time between Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s –can suck the energy out of the weak or unprepared. But for many veteran writers, and if dissertation writers aren’t veteran writers, I don’t know who would be, this week and next week offer some great writing moments. If handled right, these next two weeks [...]
During Your Dissertation Daze, Bravely Isolate the Unimportant
Posted in academic, brave, choice, cleaning, coaching, commitment, courage, decluttering, demands, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, housecleaning, planning, self-care, teaching writing, time theft, tagged choose family, compartmentalize, cutting corners on teaching, decide what is important, dissertation writing, housekeeping chores, let go of the unimportant, speed clean on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I was writing my dissertation, I tried my best to let go of all that was unimportant. I always wanted more time to be with my kids and to do that I had to let go of all but the essential aspects of my teaching. I wasn’t perfect. Even though I tried to compartmentalize, [...]
Motivation in Writing the Dissertation–It’s All about Mental Toughness and Discipline
Posted in academic, basketball, brave, Charlie Rose, choice, coaching, courage, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, mental toughness, momentum, motivation, Steve Nash, writing, dissertation, tagged brave, courage, discipline, dissertation, mental toughness, motivation, Steve Nash on December 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A post that originally appeared in this space was reprinted in the Nov. 24, 2007 issue of the ABD Survival Guide newsletter under the title of “Ask Steven Nash: How Can I Regain My Motivation?” I first wrote the article for this blog after seeing Charlie Rose interview Steve Nash. I was struck by the [...]
