June 28, 2006
- Keeping up with your dissertation during the summer.
Ok- so I suddenly realized that I’ve lost a week or so in writing for the blog. Sorry! It’s been beyond hectic and I realized that some things are starting to fall through the cracks. But, as you can see, I’m back. Which brings me to the idea of keeping up with your dissertation in [...]
June 16, 2006
- Travel lightly.
When you are planning your summer work, be sure to travel lightly. This means that you only take with you those items you are actually planning to work on. You don’t travel to the coffee shop with large tomes that you never get around to reading. You don’t overload your "to-do" list with items that [...]
June 14, 2006
- Use your vacation days at milestone markers.
Once you’ve identified your days of rest and relaxation, try planning backwards from these dates so you’re sure to meet important milestones just before them. This accomplishes two things: First, by planning backwards, you are likely to have a more realistic sense of what you can accomplish in the time. and Second, by reaching important milestones just before your [...]
June 12, 2006
- Build in rest and relaxation days first.
As you are planning your summer work schedule, build in some days of rest and relaxation at the beginning, again in a few weeks, and repeat until the end of summer. It’s important to structure in regular breaks and time off. If you have a family vacation planned, build that into your working schedule. Mark [...]
June 7, 2006
- Summer’s here. Are your work habits ready?
A topic that’s been rolling around in my head lately is that of making dissertation progress in the summer. For those in the US, June signals the end of another academic year, the start of the summer, and, for many, a time of high expectations and lofty intentions regarding the amount of dissertation progress that [...]