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...
Want to Complete Your Ph.D.? Key Strategies for Working with your Dissertation Supervisor
Key Strategies for Working with your Dissertation Supervisor When it comes to successfully reaching the highly anticipated Ph.D. Finish Line, so much depends on the working relationship you have with one key academic person: your dissertation supervisor. It’s true...
6 Ways to Boost Your Writing Productivity NOW!
Even though many of us are currently self-isolating with some spare time on our hands, let's admit it: It can be a challenge to get things done, particularly complex writing tasks. This isn't a lofty sabbatical in a sunny clime after all. It's essentially a global...
Writing Through Pandemic Anxiety: How to Break Through and Write Anyway
You can work through writer’s block and make progress on your dissertation.
The Bright Side of Dissertation Procrastination (How Being Stalled Helps)
Dissertation Procrastination is Part of the Process “Such a good morning’s writing I’d planned and wasted the cream of my brain on the telephone." - Virginia Woolff Procrastination generally gets a bad rap, especially when you're trying to finish something deemed...