Finding time for writing and bringing a more positive mindset to the process are central topics in my work with clients. Two recent books offer new perspectives that I found… read more →
Some academics write very intuitively. Through the process of reading journal articles, working with strong mentors, and co-authoring with senior colleagues, they seem to absorb the process through their pores.… read more →
Each summer begins the same way, with the beguiling promise of long open days for scholarship interspersed with extra time to spend out-of-doors with family and friends. But by the… read more →
You’ve just gotten back from your vacation and there are piles of laundry to do, hundreds of emails to process, and your garden is overgrown, so your writing goes to… read more →
Almost every week several clients tell me what a hard time they have getting started on writing, how overwhelmed they feel when they face their writing time, or how easily… read more →
I often hear from academics who are frustrated because they think they need large blocks of time to move writing projects forward, and during busy teaching semesters large blocks of… read more →
To Write More – Pay Yourself First We use the same word, “spend,” when referring to both money and time. If we pay bills and then go shopping, and only… read more →
In No Sweat, How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring you a Lifetime of Fitness, my friend Michelle Segar explains that the intellectual knowledge that exercise will provide future… read more →