Association for Support of Graduate Students

April 2008

 

Davé's Dissertation & Thesis Tip by Ronda Davé, PhD At Your Best Do you excuse yourself from working on your dissertation when you're sick? Jet lagged? Exhausted? Extremely frustrated? Stressed? Overwhelmed by other tasks? Do you tell yourself you need to be at your physical best to work on your dissertation, and if you're not at your best, you shouldn't? Energy is certainly a critical factor for working on a dissertation. If you're tired, you can't do very much very well. On the other hand, we've heard of marathoners who pressed themselves to take the next step when they were so exhausted they thought they couldn't lift a foot but did. If you forced yourself to work on your dissertation even when you were sick, exhausted, or out of sorts, what do you think would happen? It might be a useful exercise to force ourselves to perform under less-than-optimal conditions just to check the results of our work. I suspect that our brains might surprise us. We might find that what we produce when we're not at our best is still useful. And the fact we made an effort makes us feel better. If you find yourself under the weather--just as an experiment--work on your dissertation for some short period of time--say half an hour. Then when you've recovered, compare what you did when you felt good and when you didn't. Your brain may function okay even when the rest of you doesn't.

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ASGS is a service organization for graduate students and graduate-degree-granting institutions. ASGS services and products assist students to plan, initiate and complete their theses or dissertations, produce the highest quality research, write effectively in the proper editorial style, obtain their academic degree(s), and improve their lives throughout the process.

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THESIS NEWS ...a news and reference bulletin for graduate students writing their theses (i.e., master's level theses or doctoral dissertations). This section includes a complete listing of existing issues and their contents.

DOC-TALK... ..this free, moderated e-mail discussion list has been temporarily discontinued.

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS DIRECTORY... ...a nation-wide listing of the best format editors, statistical consultants, typists, etc. to help you finish your thesis.

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