Getting more sleep is high on the Wish List, if not the To-Do list, of most dissertation writers. And so it is with me. I always mean to go to bed earlier than I do, and I have all sorts of reasons for what keeps me up, some good, others not so much. As I [...]
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Gain priceless productivity with a 20-minute nap
Posted in academic, boot camp, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, focus, productivity, self-care, writing, writing breaks, tagged BBC World News, dissertation, focus, nap, National Sleep Foundation, productivity, self-care, self-discipline, sleep, writing on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sleep on it
Posted in academic, creativity, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, self-care, strategies, tagged Brain, dissertation, gathering ideas, self-care, self-discipline, sleep, Writer, Writer Resources, writing on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was poking around the internet, seeing what peeps are suggesting about techniques to gather ideas. Lucky me– I came upon a discussion in answer to the question “What is the best way to gather good ideas?” And, for a bonus, the discussants are IT people. Given the innovation and productivity within IT, some of their approaches [...]
Writers and Spring Break–Sail on, Silver Girl
Posted in academic, accountability, boot camp, boundaries, commitment, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, finishing the dissertation, momentum, productivity, start writing, strategies, structures, success, time management, write more easily, writing schedule, tagged discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation coaching, self-care, solitude, Spring Break, structure, thesis, use fail-proof writing strategies, Weight Watchers, writer’s retreat, writing on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are you one of the lucky ones with Spring Break in the offing? Have you been thinking and hoping and waiting for Spring Break? Finally, you say, I’ll make some headway on my dissertation or book. Visualize how it will work when you have none of the usual demands that take your time and distract you [...]
To Keep Your Writing Going, Put Your Energy Around What You Want
Posted in academic, boundaries, demands, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, momentum, relationships, self-care, Smart Tips, take stock, writing, dissertation, tagged communication, demands, dissertation, focus on what you want, hard choices, keep the writing going, positive focus, reframing, relationships, self-care, writing on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you put your energy around what you want, that’s what you’ll get. One client told me that she had been ambivalent about all of the questions her dad had about her dissertation. But she decided to make a positive out of the parental interest. She saw that her dissertation could be a bridge in [...]
How to Deal with Others Invested in Your Dissertation Process, Part III
Posted in academic, boundaries, courage, criticism, demands, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, fears, goals, life, mental toughness, relationships, self-care, Smart Tips, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged demands, dissertation, fears of scrutiny and criticism, focus on what you want, hard choices, parents, relationship, self-care, writing on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Writing a dissertation brings with it many hard choices. Often those hard choices directly impact relationships. One dissertation client told his parents that he can’t talk about his dissertation with them—not when it’s going well and not when he’s stuck—because he feels that it opens him to too much scrutiny. But he’s always ill at [...]
Deprivation Doesn’t Work for Dieting and It Doesn’t Work for Dissertation Writing
Posted in academic, coaching, commitment, creativity, deprivation, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, isolation, life, planning, realistic goals, self-care, time, writing, tagged balance work and fun, dissertation process, isolation, nurture, plan, relationships, self-care, talk through plans, write down plans on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us in the U.S. turned back our clocks this morning, giving us one extra hour. Now you may think I’ll say that everyone writing a dissertation had one extra hour today to write. Not me. Not this time. As I read the Washington Post this morning, a little earlier than I usually do [...]
