Want to feel calm, even fulfilled, while increasing your productivity? And meet a dissertation deadline? Read on.
Recently, I blogged about how a client achieved greater productivity in her writing.
She and I had collaborated over what steps would most likely yield success. Sticking to her plan gave her the success she wanted–she met her deadline by increasing her [...]
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2 Huge Benefits to the 4-Step Plan for Greater Productivity
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, accountability, choice, coaching, commitment, deadline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, focus, following through, goals, momentum, perseverance, planning, productivity, realistic goals, self-care, time, writing, writing breaks, tagged calm, exercise, fulfilled, greater productivity, low-stress, meet deadlines, no anxiety, plan, stick to plan, write daily on February 10, 2008 | No Comments »
4 Tips to Increase Writing Productivity
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, goals, journal, momentum, planning, productivity, structures, time, writing, writing breaks, writing, dissertation, tagged dissertation, planning, productivity, writing on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
One of my dissertation clients wanted greater daily productivity as she wrote toward a deadline. To achieve greater productivity, she knew she had some tightening to do.
I asked her on a scale of 1 to 10, how would she rate her current productivity. 7.0, she said.
When I asked what changes would raise the bar to [...]
Are There Ever Good Reasons Not to Write Your Dissertation?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, getting started, motivation, procrastination, re-start, tagged dissertation writing, lack of motivation, procrastination, unsure of direction on February 2, 2008 | No Comments »
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 motivation. When was the [...]
How I’ve Allowed Fun-Sized Snickers to Help Me Procrastinate on My Writing
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, exercise, focus, goals, planning, procrastination, restart writing, self-deception, self-sabotage, start writing, time, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged eating Snickers as a substitute for writing, exercising is an aid to writing, procrastination on October 28, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve been frittering, frittering away the time I set aside for writing. Not only have I been frittering it away, but I’ve been putting one of my vices in its place.
This is a dangerous time of the year. Not only is it Halloween, heralded in grocery stores and drug stores by rows upon rows of [...]
How to Get Your Paper Out the Door Without Grinding Your Teeth: Nine Tips on Perseverance
Posted in Happier, academic, coaching, commitment, creativity, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, focus, goals, perseverance, re-group, self-care, strategies, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, writing breaks, writing, dissertation, tagged happiness increases perseverance, smiling inceases perseverance, use top strengths to achieve perseverance on October 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I often ask my dissertation clients, when they commit to a goal, if this is a no- kidding, no-fooling goal.
Since it is often said that the key to finishing a dissertation is perseverance, I’m asking them if they will be unstoppable, and, in effect, to commit to perseverance.
But perseverance does not necessarily mean an all-out, urgent lock-down.
One [...]
“No Happiness For Me While I Write My Dissertation”
Posted in Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar, The Daily Show, choice, coaching, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, focus, getting started, goals, happiness, joy, perseverance, planning, positive psychology, reflection, running, self-care, training, writing, writing, dissertation on August 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Is it possible for you to experience happiness when you’re writing a dissertation?
Do you say that to complete your dissertation successfully, you have to smack yourself around the head and shoulders to make yourself keep going? And you can’t think about feeling joy in the process? Tal Ben-Shahar, author of the book Happier, would disagree.
He [...]
