Game of Thrones and Dissertations
September 20th is George R.R. Martin’s birthday. Let’s take a quick trip around Westeros to see how the characters there fit into your dissertation journey… (SPOILER ALERT, obviously.)
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Emotions and Dissertations
September 19th is the birthday of the emoticon. On this day in 1982, Scott Fahlman posted the first emoticon — 🙂 — on a Carnegie Mellon message board and asked users to include it in messages to indicated whe they are joking. Doctoral students experience their own catalog of emotions throughout the dissertation journey…
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Perspective and Dissertations
On September 18, 1977, Voyager I took the first picture of the Earth and the Moon. It’s tough to see things from a different perspective. But, sometimes that’s exactly what you need to do to get your dissertation done… Keep your head down! Keep your nose to the grindstone! Persistence! Do you ever feel too […]
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Monte Cristo and Dissertations
September 17th is National Monte Cristo Day. Hey, sometimes a dissertation student just needs a sandwich… Over the past several weeks I’ve written about all manner of issues related to the dissertation process… loneliness, simplicity, perfection, life, balance, persistence, and depression. Each day, I look for quirky hooks to twist and turn until they provide some insight into the dissertation process. Some […]
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Habits and Dissertations – 3 of 4
On August 15, 1989, Dr. Stephen R. Covey published his revolutionary book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits have helped millions of people improve their performance in a range of applications. In Part 3 of this 4-part series, I’m going to show you how Habits 3 & 4 have been instrumental in […]
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Habits and Dissertations – 2 of 4
On August 15, 1989, Dr. Stephen R. Covey published his revolutionary book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits have helped millions of people improve their performance in a range of applications. In Part 2 of this 4-part series, I’m going to show you how the Habits 5 & 6 have been instrumental […]
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Detectives, Kings, and Dissertations
September 16th is Peter Falk’s (aka Columbo) and B.B. King’s birthday. Surprisingly, both have something to say to dissertation students everywhere… You know, sir, it’s a funny thing. All my life I kept running into smart people. But I figured, if I worked harder than they did, put in more time, read the books, kept […]
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POTUS 27 and Dissertations
September 15th marks the birthday of the 27th President of the United States. Here’s some words of wisdom from William Howard Taft that you can apply to your dissertation… Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood. — William Howard Taft I thought this was an interesting take on […]
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Amy Winehouse and Dissertations
September 14th is Amy Winehouse’s birthday. Her music and her story are both significant to dissertation students everywhere… I like both jazz and blues music. Two of the very few uniquely American art forms. When I want to relax and recharge, I often do so with music. as you work through the dissertation process, don’t […]
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Willy Wonka and Dissertations
September 13th is Roald Dahl’s birthday. Dahl gave us such fantastical characters as Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. And, they have great words of wisdom for dissertation students… Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world. ― Matilda Why else would you put yourself through all the effort, the long hours, […]
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