Whatever form of writing you’re engaged in, including the complex task of writing a doctoral dissertation, there are some general rules (A.K.A. gems of advice) that are worth repeating and heeding. Frank Bruni, long-term cultural, social and political critic for...
Writing your dissertation can be a long and arduous process, albeit one with significant rewards. It can also cause a serious amount of apprehension and anxiety…enough to interfere with our sleep. Here’s the catch: unless we’re sufficiently rested, not only does...
Hi there, Great news! You are now almost at the end of a long and challenging journey. It’s so very, very close. You never thought this day would arrive, but miraculously, you have completed your dissertation. It’s been vetted by your advisor and the other...
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...
“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...
