Writing is easier for me when I’m in flow. That is, when I feel some challenge in expressing the content and producing text, but, even though challenged, I know that I have the skills that are needed. The tricky part is getting into flow. 1. To move into flow, write more quickly. Until I’m in flow, [...]
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To Make Writing Your Dissertation Easier, Move Quickly into Flow
Posted in coaching, deadline, dissertation coach, distractions, flow, Lizard Brain, productivity, Smart Tips, structures, time management, travel, urgency, write more easily, tagged build urgency, commuting, flow, make use of odd moments, make writing easy, Netbook, remove obstacles, visual reminders, write quickly on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Smart Tips for the Dissertation AWOL
Posted in academic, accountability, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, getting started, procrastination, re-start, reasons for not writing, resilience, writing, tagged dissertation AWOL, Smart Tips for Writers, stop hiding out on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you gone absent from your dissertation? As far as your advisor is concerned, have you just disappeared? When did you last contact your advisor? Is hiding out weighing heavily on you? We all have reasons for putting off doing something as big and seemingly endless as writing a dissertation, but usually the reasons seem less important when [...]
Blogs for Writers: Operate under the Assumption that You’re Awesome
Posted in academic, acting as if, Blogs, coaching, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, Google, Lizard Brain, positive psychology, self-criticism, Smart Tips, take charge, Uncategorized, tagged act as if you’re a great writer, assume that you are awesome, Smart Tips, useful blogs for writers, write as if you couldn’t fail on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What are the possibilities if you wrote under the assumption that you could not fail? Some blogs tell you in bulleted points what’s best for you if you want to finish your dissertation. Other blogs share golden nuggets in more reflective ways. Yesterday a colleague mentioned an incident in the news that sounded to me [...]
