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 »
Do You Use the All-or-Nothing Distortion?
Posted in academic, coaching, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, flow, getting started, gremlin, momentum, perfectionism, procrastination, re-start, reasons for not writing, restart writing, self-sabotage, Smart Tips, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged ABD, acknowledging success, all-or-nothing distortion, distorting experience, flow, perfectionism, procrastination, self-sabotage on September 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Even though you may have a stated intention of working on your dissertation and making steady progress, you do everything and anything to sabotage yourself. Could this be you? If this sounds familiar, read on. A dissertation client is having great trouble moving forward. Every week when we talk, there’s been another obstacle which has [...]
What if Dissertation Writers Had the Focus of Tiger Woods?
Posted in academic, anxiety, brave, coaching, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, focus, getting started, mental toughness, momentum, re-group, re-start, self-sabotage, struggling, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged flow, mental toughness, self-regulation, self-sabotage on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I’m in line at the grocery, I read the latest celeb magazines. If there’s an article about Tiger Woods, I’ll read about his wife and his yacht and, of course, his relationship with his father, but I’ve never been interested enough to take the time to see what are golf’s and Tiger Woods’s hold [...]
