Increase Your Writing Flow
It's easy to think of a gratitude journal as a marketing tactic to sell artfully designed books full of blank pages. But from a practical point of view, this type of journaling technique has more merit than your Inner New Age Skeptic might think. It's a practice that...
A Fresh Approach to Goals in 2021
"Your brain will work tirelessly to achieve the statements you give your subconscious mind. When those statements are the affirmations and images of your goals, you are destined to achieve them." – Jack CanfieldIt It comes as no surprise: most New Year resolutions...
Conquering Writer’s Block
Get Your Writing Flowing Again Hi there grad student! Picture this: You are sitting at your desk, notes neatly organized, outline in hand, your mind nicely overflowing with all the relevant knowledge you need right now, fingers posed on the keyboard and ....nothing...
The Power of a Well-Constructed Paragraph
Ah, the oft-misunderstood paragraph. Most of us learned the basics of standard paragraph construction during our elementary school years and beyond. The first sentence should contain your main point and the following sentences should substantiate that point. Simple,...
Do You Feel Like an Imposter? You’re in Good Company
If you've experienced imposter syndrome, take heart. You are not alone. Some of the world's most successful people have famously suffered from this often debilitating emotional malady. “F Is For Fake” is the title of an acclaimed documentary by Orson Welles. The...
Write your Way Through Adversity (Overcome Challenges Creatively)
Writers throughout history have leveraged personal crises and daily stressors to create. From death to divorce to political division, writers have written through (and dared to channel) the most challenging periods of their lives. Channel Adversity Into Writing...
The Gratification of Completion and Why We Need It Now More Than Ever
We live in a rainbow of chaos - Paul Cezanne A editor friend of mine frequently does a total desk clean-up before starting a writing project. Papers cleared, files organized, surface sparkling. She says it clears her mind for something new. "I can literally see what...
Getting Into the Writing State of Mind: Invoking the Muse
We rarely attempt to create an “ideal” mood when we write. However, making an effort to create the right state of mind can get the writing flow going.
Three Counter-Intuitive Methods to Keep Writing Your Dissertation
Writing a dissertation can be exciting at first. You can't keep your hands off of it. You love your ideas and your ideas love you right back. The words flow from your fingertips with an almost unreal sense of ease. Then time passes. Life happens. The initial...
Your Ph.D. Dissertation: Unsure Whether to Persevere or Give Up the Good Fight?
“The straight line, a respectable optical illusion which ruins many a man.” - Victor Hugo It's embedded in many of us: Never Give Up. Nobody likes a quitter, after all. But the reality is that our lives consist of a series of choices and experiences that involve...