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Motivational Video

This is a "mind movie" - a mix of affirmations and pictures that I use myself to keep my motivation up and my awareness of the purpose of my dreams alive. In the process of writing everyone faces low spots and needs some dissertation help.   If you want more information on how to make one specifically targeted for yourself, just comment here with your email and I will get back to you.
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Do you know the difference between motivation and inspiration?

Do you know the difference between motivation and inspiration? I think this is an especially important idea for doctoral students. We are motivated to get something done to move away from the pain that not getting it done is causing. Inspiration, on the other hand, holds in front of us a shining light of possibility that we move towards much as we move towards warmth when we are cold.  When the due date for your dissertation proposal is drawing near and you realize that you do not have a defensible methodology you are motivated to seek help, and to write…
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Networked Researcher

What’s your name and where are you from? My name is Dr Sarah-Louise Quinnell and I am a cultural / behavioral geographer with research interests in how people, specifically researchers interact / engage with virtual space and form communities of knowledge support and practice as well as how social media can be used for academic research and professional development.   What is the name of your website and what is your role there? Networked researcher -  I am the Founder and the Managing Editor.   Briefly, what’s your website all about? The purpose of the site is to support and…
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How to Move Past Lack of Motivation When Writing a Dissertation or Thesis?

  I find that doctoral students frequently face many challenges with motivation, especially when they come to the end of their doctoral journey and are primarily working on their dissertation writing. Maintaining consistent motivation with doctoral writing while working on dissertations or theses is especially challenging when your personal life includes family, full-time work, aging parents, health issues, etc. Lack of motivation happens to most people somewhere along the journey.  This article is one of a series offering dissertation help to doctoral students faced with the challenges of graduate work and it focuses on the frequently asked question, "What tools…
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PhD Life

What’s your name and where are you from?  My name is Anna Sloan. I’m a PhD student at the University of Warwick,  although I’m originally from San Francisco. While completing my thesis , I’m also working part time at the Wolfson Research Exchange, a space devoted to promoting interdisciplinary collaborations within our university.   What is the name of your website and what is your role there? PhD Life. I’m the managing editor and I also started the blog originally (we recently had our first birthday!).   Briefly, what’s your website all about? It’s a community blog written by PhD…
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Motivation

Students writing their doctoral dissertations frequently have need for motivational or inspirational stories.  These may be a mind movie geared to remind you of the desires that brought you down this road, a story of someone who finished in spite of terrible circumstances, or how someone finished in record time. Sometimes we all need a "little help from our friends" during our doctoral work.  This section is meant to provide that encouragement.
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To Do: Dissertation

What’s your name and where are you from?  Katie Linder.  I’m originally from Portland, OR, but I completed my MA and PhD at Ohio State and I know live and work in Boston, MA.  I started my dissertation in the spring of 2010 and successfully defended and graduated in the spring of 2011.  I now direct the Center for Teaching Excellence at Suffolk University in Boston.   What is the name of your website and what is your role there?  My website is To Do: Dissertation and I am the creator and moderator of the blog.  Originally, I posted several…
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ProtoScholar

What’s your name and where are you from?  My name is Dr. Rebecca Barber, and I am from Mesa, Arizona. I graduated in May, 2011 with a Ph.D in Education Policy from Arizona State University.   What is the name of your website and what is your role there? Protoscholar.com - I started protoscholar in 2005 as I was beginning my graduate school journey. The blog was a way for me to track my emergence as a scholar and the tools, tips and tricks I learned along the way.    Briefly, what’s your website all about? Protoscholar is a blend…
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Emotional Support: Don't Give Up!

Writing paper after paper feels like it takes forever to write a dissertation and I just want to stop!   These sentiments have been expressed by many a doctoral student while plodding along.  So many times it just takes a kind word or a bit of understanding to make the difference between quitting the doctoral journey or not.  Perhaps the best type of dissertation help is offering emotional support.   In my own life having a EdD has made all the difference - between living in the city I was born in or moving half way around the world, from doing…
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GradHacker

What’s your name and where are you from? My name is Katy Meyers, and I am a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University.   What is the name of your website and what is your role there? I am co-editor and one of the creators of GradHacker.org.   Briefly, what’s your website all about? GradHacker is a collaborative blog and bootcamp program that spans universities and programs. It is written by graduate students from a variety of universities, departments, and stages in their careers and for the entire range of graduate and professional students.  …
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The Thesis Whisperer

What’s your name and where are you from? Dr. Inger Mewburn. I’m an Australian academic based in Melbourne in the School of Graduate Research at RMIT University. Our unit is dedicated to improving the quality of research education at RMIT and my role is to develop professional development opportunities for our 1600 or so PhD and Masters Degree by research students. In addition I do research on research student experience.   What is the name of your website and what is your role there? My website is called ‘The Thesis Whisperer’; a self help site written for and by PhD…
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