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A Bad Commute and Your Writing
If your goal is to work on your dissertation or your article, what gets in your way and eats up your time and energy? Every writer can find a million more important things to do, such as watching all...
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The To-Do List, Your Dissertation, and Intervals
Is there too much to do? Are you not getting enough done? Do you jump from task to task on your to-do list but never seem to make progress on your main writing goals? Is your dissertation still on...
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Shifting into Summer Writing — Where Will You Write? And What about the Kids?
Like Christmas/New Year’s/Spring Break, summer makes all things seem possible, especially if your goal is to produce as much text as you can on your dissertation or other writing projects. For many of...
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Big, Gold Goals and the Daily Writing Routine
When an Olympian athlete wins a gold medal, there’s little doubt that the athlete was driven by a big dream and bold action. Gabby Douglas To win a gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around,...
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Your Starting Block for Writing—The If-Then Plan
No matter how serious your intention is to write, you need a plan. And you need a plan that is automatic, clear-cut, and smooth. You need a way to swiftly move into your work without the hesitation...
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Hate to Edit? Why Make Big Problems Out of Little Problems?
When my two kids were little, they loved the book Big Dog, Little Dog, A Bedtime Story. In the book, Fred and Ted, two friends, who are both dogs, deal with all sorts of small dilemmas. Fred is tall,...
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Plan to Write—Start with the Basics
I find it interesting how determined most of us are to derail ourselves in big and small ways. We can put a lot of effort into avoiding focusing on a dissertation. How about you? Perhaps you have...
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What else is important to you as you write your dissertation?
A dissertation client said recently that he has been dealing with a lack of focus and low motivation. In addition to writing a dissertation, he also teaches. Sensing fatigue, I asked what the last few...
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To Break Open a Tired Writing Project, Do Something, Even If It’s Wrong
I’m grateful to have a wise and funny husband. Occasionally when I’m indecisive or anxious about my writing, he’ll say, “Do something, even if it’s wrong.” On a recent, blisteringly hot Saturday when...
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To focus on your writing, get a cat
Originally posted on Successful Writing Tips:Image by historic.brussels via Flickr Can’t concentrate? Having trouble getting into flow with your writing? Get a cat! Advice to writers can come from...
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