Have you heard the sarcastic references to Obama’s having written two books? Of course, it’s politics to make a negative out of what would ordinarily be a good thing, but I’m wondering if the people making the jabs believe that large numbers of voters denigrate writers and writing. I don’t know what large numbers of [...]
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Productive Writers Do What?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, getting started, procrastination, productivity, re-start, restart writing, restarting, self-deception, self-sabotage, writing, writing models, writing, dissertation, tagged eliminate distractions, make writing easy on September 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Write Your Dissertation in August—If Not Now, When?
Posted in boundaries, choice, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, tagged draw boundaries, eliminate distractions, focus on your work on August 20, 2008 | No Comments »
August, for many people writing dissertations, is the month of if-not-now-when?
Other responsibilities are on the horizon, but what can you do to make use of the time August offers you? If you use the time you have now, you’ll very likely be controlling the space where you will be working and living later on.
1. How [...]
Is Email Sucking the Life Out of You and Robbing You of Writing Time?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, boundaries, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, email, getting started, planning, productivity, start writing, writing, tagged avoiding email, emailing all day, getting started each morning, writing each morning on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dissertation writers, professional writers and editors, bloggers–we all fight the good fight against email.
Seth Godin, famous marketing blogger, asks, “Do you spend your day responding and reacting to incoming all day… until the list is empty? “ He says that unlike the days when he could sort his mail in minutes the “old-fashioned way,” he [...]
How I Avoid Writing: Procrastinating on the Dissertation
Posted in academic, coaching, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, following through, goals, mental toughness, perseverance, procrastination, re-group, restart writing, self-deception, self-sabotage, top strengths, writing, writing breaks, tagged dissertation, procrastination, self-regulation, self-sabotage, writing on June 19, 2008 | No Comments »
This morning as I was reading a paragraph here and there in Newsweek, I swear I saw the words “put off finishing his dissertation” rise off the page in 3-inch-tall block letters, or so it seemed.
Procrastinating on one’s dissertation isn’t unusual, but to get your name in Newsweek because what you’re doing to procrastinate is [...]
Three Quick Fixes to Jolt You into Action on Your Dissertation
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, deadline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, email, goals, mental toughness, planning, regret, self-sabotage, take charge, television, time management, time theft, writing, writing breaks, writing, dissertation, tagged dissertation, quick fixes, small changes, Smart Tips, take charge, writing on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Are you writing at a snail’s pace? Are you stopping short of making your deadlines? Are you still not meeting your goals? What’s it going to take at the end of the day to have completed what you said you were going to do?
Try a fast, easy adjustment — making a small change can sometimes [...]
4 Reasons to Keep Writing Even if You’re Not Sure You’re Going in the Right Direction
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, demands, discipline, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, following through, goals, hope, momentum, re-start, reasons for not writing, restart writing, showing up, strategies, tagged dissertation writing, establishing hope, finishing the dissertation, fixing the writing habit, momentemum, setting goals on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Dissertation writers occasionally come to an impasse, unsure of which way to go next. You’ve probably been in this position. You want to move forward, but it may seem prudent to wait—wait to see what your committee chair or mentor says, wait until you have a lot more time to read or go through your [...]
Showing Up for the January Dissertation Surge
Posted in academic, coaching, commitment, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, getting started, goals, planning, re-group, re-start, reflection, regrouping, restart writing, restarting, showing up, start writing, visioning, writing, dissertation, tagged first step, rewiring brain, showing up to write dissertation, sitting quietly, slowing your mind down, small step on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
If you are still on the fence about re-starting your dissertation, the truth is that it doesn’t have to be hard. Make it easy.
For the first session in re-starting your dissertation, you just show up. You don’t have to write. You don’t have to search for articles or read. You just show up. And we [...]
2 Easy Starting Points for Your Dissertation
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, getting started, goals, planning, re-group, re-start, realistic goals, regrouping, restart writing, restarting, start writing, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged planning the writing, re-starting dissertation writing, when to write, where to write on January 30, 2008 | No Comments »
There’s still time for a January surge on your dissertation.
In this time of fresh starts, you first need to decide on the where and the when of your dissertation writing.
Where? Where will you work? Do you have a place at home where you won’t be interrupted and where you won’t give in to taking naps [...]
