Another convert to “Write First Thing”–hurray!
One of my coaching clients said that he tried the method of getting up half an hour earlier than usual and working first-thing on some dissertation free-writing. He said it worked great for him. He got a lot of work done, not in those half-hours per se, but in the [...]
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Time for Your Dissertation: Sometimes Less Is More
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, focus, getting started, time, time management, write more easily, writing habit, tagged dissertation coaching, Free-writing, less is more, making use of your time, Write First Thing on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing a Dissertation? Don’t Try This at Home
Posted in discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, getting started, perseverance, planning, productivity, self-sabotage, start writing, strategies, tagged dissertation coaching, make deals with yourself, self-sabotage, write first before getting comfortable, write first each morning, writing the dissertation at home on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that Halloween is over, it hasn’t taken long for me to eat all of the left-over chocolate-covered raisins that the trick-or-treaters rejected in favor of Snickers.
Having all of these tidy little packages of candy in my house once again reminds me of the dangers of home. It’s just tempting fate to stay in your [...]
Writing the Dissertation: Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, Part 3
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, discourse, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, higher education, practice writing, teaching writing, trusting yourself, write more easily, writing, tagged composition class, dissertation coaching, Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, learning to write a dissertation, learning to write an argument, rhetorical conventions, teaching yourself to write, writing instruction on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m curious how you learned the conventions you are to use, the voice you should use, the way to argue within your field, or, if you’re learning as you go, now, as you write your dissertation.
If you were at a U.S. university as an undergraduate, you may not have been writing exclusively in your major [...]
Writing the Dissertation: Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, Part 1
Posted in academic, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, higher education, memories, practice writing, teaching writing, underprepared students, using your strengths, write more easily, writing, tagged composition class, dissertation coaching, Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, learning to write a dissertation, learning to write an argument, rhetorical conventions, teaching yourself to write, writing instruction on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When and how do we acquire the skills, voice, critical perspectives, and confidence needed for successful writing? Specifically to write successfully a dissertation and, for that matter, the book that follows the dissertation?
Years ago as a first-year college student, I tested out of composition class, but all students at my university were required to take [...]
3 Tips for Restarting Your Dissertation
Posted in coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, practice writing, re-group, re-start, restart writing, showing up, write more easily, writing habit, tagged dissertation coaching, form a writing habit, overcome inertia, prewriting, restart your dissertation, start moving on your dissertation, wake up your brain, warm-ups on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For sundry reasons, several dissertation coaching clients are now looking around and saying, “What happened to the last three months of my life, how can September be nearly over, and what do I do now?”
Bemoaning the lack of progress you’ve made on your dissertation doesn’t help. Starting again is the key. And not just starting, [...]
Dissertation Coaching Can Help in Critical Ways
Posted in Smart Tips, accountability, coaching, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, finishing the dissertation, planning, productivity, showing up, time management, tagged daily writing habit, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coaching, finished dissertation, productivity, strategic approaches on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you wondered how a dissertation coach could be of help to you?
A week ago, I received an email from a person who had almost given up on her dissertation. She said, “There is so much baggage that arises whenever I even think about finishing (I’m stupid, my massive debts, fear of the future . [...]
Summer Productivity Tips: Use the August Hype for Successful Writing
Posted in New Year's Resolution, academic, accountability, advisor, boundaries, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, motivation, productivity, restart writing, tagged dissertation boot camp, dissertation coaching, juggling dissertation, marketing, motivation, success is a habit, successful writing, summer productivity, use the hype, working full time, writing, writing habit on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What does August have in common with January and New Year’s?
If you are an academic writer, a PhD in academia, or an ABD, the last half of summer and August, in particular, may be the calm before the storm, the last best chance to do some serious writing before classes start and maybe before your advisor [...]
Dissertation Boot Camp? Use All that January Offers for Your Dissertation Surge
Posted in New Year's Resolution, academic, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, re-group, re-start, resources, tagged dissertation boot camp, dissertation coaching, energy, January, marketing, motivation, writing on January 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
January is the time for take-charge measures.
Weight loss organizations market heavily in January. Gyms offer great deals.
E-newsletters multiply, magazines bulge with tips to make this year different, and Oprah offers all of us a way to control our weight.
It makes sense to take advantage of the season, the urge, the energy in the air, in [...]
To Write More Easily, Induce a Good Mood: Five Minutes of Music Can Get You in Front of that Computer Screen and Writing
Posted in Happier, You Tube, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, getting started, hope, joy, memories, momentum, music, positive psychology, re-start, resources, restart writing, start writing, strategies, structures, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged "I Can See Clearly Now, "You've Got a Friend", Carole King, connections, dissertation coaching, get started writing, getting started, good mood, positive, self-management, support, writing on November 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Writing is easier when you’re in a good mood.
Researchers say that if you can generate a somewhat happy frame of mind, starting your writing and sticking with it will be easier.
So what can you do to bring about a happier mood? Listen to some music!
Music is powerful. Research supports claims that not only can music [...]
