You can come up with a gazillion reasons for avoiding your dissertation —too tired, too busy, too stressed, too, too, too. And you are all of those things. However, any reason you come up with for not getting to work on your dissertation will seem paltry when put up against the Big 3 Goals: 1. [...]
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The Big 3: Goals to Pull You Out of Dissertation-Writing Limbo
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Are There Ever Good Reasons Not to Write Your Dissertation?
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, getting started, motivation, procrastination, re-start, Smart Tips, tagged dissertation writing, lack of motivation, procrastination, unsure of direction on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are lots of reasons not to write, or so I hear: 1. Midwinter blahs. If you live in an area where January and February are gray and cold, it can be hard to push ahead on your writing. 2. Seasonal fatigue—oh, wait, that was the roadblock in December. No longer an excuse! 3. Low [...]
