How do writers manage their time and produce writing, even if they are taking on a subject new to them and are raising young children? When I learned of an upcoming interview with Gretchen Rubin, the writer of the New York Times best-seller Happiness Project, I was curious. I had come across Gretchen Rubin’s blog, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘time management’
Found Time—Use it or lose it
Posted in choice, coaching, commitment, dissertation writing, hope, take stock, time, time management, writing schedule, tagged dissertation coaching, finding time to write, schedule writing, time management, writing on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently a dissertation coaching client said she had made a choice which would give her more time. That choice reminded me of Found Money. You know what Found Money is, right? Here’s an example: I bought a pack of those special money envelopes that are in the card racks [...]
Delivering the Dissertation: Dissertation Writer as Showrunner
Posted in acting as if, coaching, deadline, discipline, dissertation advisors, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, finishing the dissertation, following through, goals, mental toughness, motivation, perseverance, planning, self-discipline, showing up, structures, take charge, time, time management, top strengths, using your strengths, writing schedule, tagged dissertation writer, leadership, organize, plan, project manager, schedule, showrunner, time management, use your strengths on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard of a “showrunner”? Writers in the TV industry are now expected also to manage—or to have the skills and strengths that would allow them to manage. According to John Wells, Writers Guild of America West president and writer/producer of E.R., Third Watch, and West Wing, it is virtually impossible to be just a writer [...]
Is Your Dissertation One of Your Big Rocks?
Posted in accountability, coaching, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, following through, mental toughness, planning, self-deception, self-sabotage, showing up, structures, take charge, time management, tagged Big Rocks, dissertation, distractions, late summer chaos, prioritize, self-sabotage, summer writing, time management, where you have control on August 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
August can be a time of scrambling A friend who was taking her family on a trip to Europe was rushing to get everything done. She said, “All I have to do is just get to the plane.” I know what she means—what a wonderful feeling it is to settle in and stare into space, [...]
Assess Your Dissertation Writing Habits and Make Some Changes: Time for Spring Cleaning
Posted in coaching, academic, distractions, productivity, self-sabotage, dissertation coach, determination, choice, courage, perseverance, writing, dissertation writing, getting started, discipline, time, self-deception, re-start, re-group, restart writing, regrouping, restarting, following through, start writing, time theft, mental toughness, housecleaning, cleaning, take stock, accountability, showing up, time management, take charge, write more easily, finishing the dissertation, habit, practice writing, writing schedule, tagged change writing process, develop a writing habit, distractions, find time to write, make time to write, mentally tough, self-sabotage, take control, time management, write daily on dissertation on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Change is happening in the Washington DC area, not just in Congress, but here in my backyard. Spring is here. Tulips are pushing their way above ground. The trees are dropping all sorts of little colored pellets on my deck and front walk. The first days of Spring are a great time to assess your [...]
A Timer Can Sharpen Your Focus and Increase Writing Productivity
Posted in discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, getting started, planning, productivity, restart writing, restarting, self-sabotage, Smart Tips, structures, time management, write more easily, writing breaks, tagged efficient writing, make time to write, productivity, scheduling breaks, sharpen focus, time management, timers, writing tools on February 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Several of my dissertation coaching clients use timers on their computers to help them get started with a writing session, to stay focused, and to stick with their work. It also helps them to stop at a pre-determined time. In that way, they don’t stay at the writing too long and yet they stay long [...]
5 Tips for Finding More Time to Write
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, motivation, planning, productivity, strategies, structures, take charge, time, time management, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged find time to write, make time to write, time management on February 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My dissertation coaching clients and writing coaching clients have problems with time—usually the problem is that there’s not enough. Occasionally, there’s too much time! 1. Put it into writing. It’s important not only to schedule writing every day, but also to mark your calendar. One dissertation client says, “If I don’t have a space in [...]
Writing Matters and Others Matter—Prioritizing Fights Procrastination
Posted in academic, anxiety, brave, choice, coaching, commitment, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, following through, getting started, goals, mental toughness, motivation, productivity, reasons for not writing, relationships, self-sabotage, Smart Tips, start writing, time, time management, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged dissertation coach, international coach, priorities, prioritizing, procrastination, responsibility to others, time management on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re like me, you don’t have uninterrupted time for writing. Maybe you work full time in a demanding job or work two demanding part-time jobs or you take care of your children. And when you get to the point when you do have time to write, you’re exhausted. Just brain dead. And that, of [...]
Where Will You Get the Most Bang for Your Buck? or, Allot the Majority of Your Available Time to Producing Text
Posted in choice, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, planning, productivity, re-start, realistic goals, restart writing, writing, tagged planning writing session, productivity, time management on October 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you have been involved in other demanding projects and are now coming back to your dissertation, your inclination may be first to review and read over all of your notes and everything that you’ve written. And how much time would the review consume? Oh, I will venture a guess that it could consume your [...]
