There are lots of reasons not to write, or so I hear:
1. Midwinter blahs. If you live in an area where January and February are gray and cold, it can be hard to push ahead on your writing.
2. Seasonal fatigue—oh, wait, that was the roadblock in December.
No longer an excuse!
3. Low motivation. When was the [...]
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Are There Ever Good Reasons Not to Write Your Dissertation?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, getting started, motivation, procrastination, re-start, tagged dissertation writing, lack of motivation, procrastination, unsure of direction on February 2, 2008 | No Comments »
What Is the #1 Reason that You Aren’t Part of the January Dissertation Surge?
Posted in academic, accountability, alliances, coaching, courage, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, re-group, re-start, restart writing, writing, dissertation, tagged accountability, dissertation, dissertation coach, hire a coach, January, New Year's Resolutions on January 26, 2008 | No Comments »
This past week has been a busy one for me, in part because I’ve heard from many of you.
It looks like many dissertation writers have decided that it’s time to bring someone else on board.
And I’m not surprised.
In such a long-term project as writing a dissertation, many writers want
–someone you can tell how you’ve messed [...]
5 Fast Tracks for a Running Start on Your Dissertation
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, discourse, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, planning, research, resources, start writing, strategies, structures, writing, writing models, writing, dissertation, 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 | No Comments »
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, or at least [...]
Where Do You Want to be on Your Dissertation in 3 Months?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, alliances, choice, coaching, commitment, discipline, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, following through, getting started, goals, momentum, perseverance, planning, productivity, re-start, realistic goals, resources, restart writing, self-sabotage, strategies, tagged 3-month goals, alliances, goals, plan, resolutions, resources, short-term, support, write it down on December 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Making goals for an entire year seems to me to be self-sabotaging.
Are we talking about making a big change that you’ll be so disciplined that you’ll do that action you’re contemplating every single day for the next year? That’s too much time to deal with.
Chunk it down.
If you decide where you want to be in [...]
Is Your University Aware That You’re Still Out There?
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, tagged changes in doctoral programs, contact with advisors, deadlines on October 4, 2007 | No Comments »
The good news is that the average doctoral student takes 8.2 years to get a Ph.D.
This is good news because, according to an article in the New York Times (“Exploring Ways to Shorten the Ascent to a Ph.D.,” 10/3/2007), in the past, it has taken the average student even longer to get the degree.
The article [...]