Today begins winter quarter; this
tends to be a cold but busy quarter! Before you know it, the holidays will be
here so make sure you do some advance dissertation planning. (Mandy is demonstrating
doing some winter planning in the photo- she is thinking hard!) It is fine not to work on your paper for a few days, especially with children, family, and
friends all demanding your attention. However, you also do not want to forget
about it!
How to balance life
and your dissertation? It is not easy and choices will have to be made. It will
be easier for you if you plan ahead, and think through your options. Perhaps it
would make sense to get up an hour early to get things done while it is quiet
in the house. Maybe taking yourself off to the library or a quiet coffee shop
would make sense. I know I hate to be working when I can hear everyone else
talking and having fun, so leaving the house would make it easier for me.
Another option is
work extra hours on it early in the quarter, knowing you will slack off for a
couple of weeks, and then hit it hard in January.
Next time I will talk about making small efforts. Do you have an issue or a question that you
would like me to discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer?
Send me your ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu
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