You can come up with a gazillion reasons for avoiding your dissertation —too tired, too busy, too stressed, too, too, too. And you are all of those things. However, any reason you come up with for not getting to work on your dissertation will seem paltry when put up against the Big 3 Goals: 1. [...]
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The Big 3: Goals to Pull You Out of Dissertation-Writing Limbo
Posted in academic, accountability, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, motivation, procrastination, realistic goals, reasons for not writing, restart writing, Smart Tips, tagged dissertation writing, getting started, goals, procrastination, reasons for not writing on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
5 Fast Tracks for a Running Start on Your Dissertation
Posted in writing, dissertation, coaching, academic, resources, research, planning, dissertation coach, writing, dissertation writing, getting started, dissertation advisors, strategies, start writing, structures, Smart Tips, discourse, writing models, tagged advisor, discourse, dissertation, dissertation example, dissertation model, getting started, How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation Sma, literature review, note-taking, proposal model, running start, success strategies on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where do you start on your dissertation? The word review can start you on the following five fast tracks. Let’s get started: 1. Learn from your peers who are a bit farther along the road than you are—read and review carefully their dissertations. Even if you’ve been writing papers since you were a wee tot, [...]
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 coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, getting started, Happier, hope, joy, memories, momentum, music, positive psychology, re-start, resources, restart writing, start writing, strategies, structures, writing, writing, dissertation, You Tube, 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 [...]
