A Saturday alone is a gift. My husband is gone for the weekend, and I am writing. As a reward to writing first, I promised myself a bit of email-inbox decluttering. To see if I should read it or delete it, I clicked on Gretchen Rubin’s “5 Mistakes I Continue To Make in My Marriage.” [...]
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The cost of keeping score in a relationship
Posted in academic, boundaries, cleaning, decluttering, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, family, finishing the dissertation, happiness, housecleaning, tagged dissertation coaching, dissertation writing, email decluttering, family life, Gretchen Rubin, Jonathan Haidt, relationships, reward for writing, score-keeping, unconscious over-claiming, writers on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Writer’s Downfall: Time-Sucks and Lack of Courage
Posted in children, decluttering, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, fears, finishing the dissertation, getting started, housecleaning, planning, reasons for not writing, relationships, self-care, self-deception, self-discipline, self-sabotage, time theft, Uncategorized, writing schedule, tagged ask for help, carve out time for writing, get motivated, make time for writing, mindless activities, moms writing dissertations, negotiating, restart writing, time-sucks, writer’s downfall, writing on September 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many times writers hire me to coach them because they’re stuck. They haven’t made substantial progress on their dissertation for months. What stuck often means is that the writers are having trouble claiming a chunk of time for the writing because of time-sucks. Time-sucks come in all sizes and shapes. Facebook and email will be your [...]
Dissertation Boot Camp and Self-Improvement Gurus—Using the Power of Habit in the New Year
Posted in academic, accountability, coaching, decluttering, determination, discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, following through, getting started, mental toughness, momentum, motivation, perseverance, planning, re-start, restart writing, start writing, take charge, take stock, tagged dissertation boot camp, good writing habits, power of habit, what I want more of in 2009 on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What do you want more of in 2009? Greater productivity in your writing? Much more motivation to help you start writing your dissertation? How about Perseverance? Or physical endurance? Are you ready to launch your 2009 Self-Improvement Package? How about joining a Dissertation Boot Camp? From Oprah to gyms to decluttering gurus, we’re being given [...]
The Top 7 Tips to Help You Re- Start Writing Your Dissertation
Posted in academic, choice, creativity, decluttering, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, focus, following through, getting started, grateful, gratitude, mental toughness, momentum, perseverance, procrastination, re-group, re-start, regret, regrouping, restart writing, restarting, self-sabotage, Smart Tips, top strengths, writing, writing breaks, writing, dissertation, tagged bad attitude, catastrophizing, creativity, decluttering, gratitude, momentum, perseverance, procrastination, re-start dissertation, regret, Smart Tips, successful writing on December 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
1. What is the key to perseverance? Getting started is the key. The first step is the hardest. Sit down and then stay there. 2. What is sending you right over the edge? You are– Catastrophizing only raises your blood pressure. Who needs the drama? Remember: Catastrophizing is just another form of procrastination. 3. Who [...]
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, [...]
How I Regrouped and Re-Started the Writing Even When Life Encroached
Posted in choice, coaching, decluttering, dissertation coach, getting started, re-start, regrouping, resilience, restarting, trusting yourself, Uncategorized, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged coming back from vacation, making choices, re-start writing, resilience, self-awareness, trust yourself on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been on a trip, away from my writing projects and away from other job-related commitments. It’s hard to come back. I enjoy writing my blog. I also have another writing project that is new and important to me, but re-starting takes effort. Coming back to most writing tasks requires more of us than just [...]
Procrastinating On Your Dissertation? Look Around, Where Else Are You Procrastinating?
Posted in choice, coaching, decluttering, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, procrastination, writing, writing, dissertation on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you find you cannot put two sentences together in your dissertation, or you cannot decide how to move your argument forward, then maybe it’s time to take action on some other front. Where might that be, you ask? Well, if you feel stuck and you’re not moving forward on your argument, you may be procrastinating. [...]
