SNL and Dissertations
On October 11, 1975 NBC’s Saturday Night premiered. That show lasted less than a year and a half until it was renamed Saturday Night Live. Since then? It’s done alright. Here are three lessons from SNL for dissertation students everywhere… 1. Set Realistic Expectations: NBC’s Saturday Night replaced weekend reruns of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. For the decade preceding, NBC had aired a […]
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Arts and Dissertations
October 10th is Arts Matter Day. What would life be like without the arts? The arts are important in so many ways, but did you realize how important they are for your dissertation?… I work with doctoral students in the professional sciences. Business, education, psychology, nursing,… You name it. If you study people in a […]
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Vikings and Dissertations
October 9th is National Leif Erikson Day. Erikson led the first Europeans known to visit North America. Here’s why you don’t want your dissertation to be like this Viking expedition… The Wright Brothers, Yuri Gagarin, Ferdinand Magellan,… Being first will make you famous! But, what about all of the other guys who tried before the […]
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Milestones and Dissertations
This is my 100th “and Dissertations” blog post in the past 100 days. Milestones are important in that they measure progress but also prompt reflection. Let’s talk about milestones and dissertations… I started Dissertation Done nearly five years ago. In that time I’ve helped hundreds of students get their dissertatons done with more confidence, less […]
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Foxes and Dissertations
On October 7, 1996 Fox News Channel began broadcasting. What lessons can a dissertation student learn from this fox?… Fair & Balanced? Right. Love it or hate it, you must agree that Fox is neither fair nor balanced. The very fact that a statement like “love it or hate it” can be applied to a […]
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Funny Hats and Dissertations
October 6th is National Mad Hatter Day. What better way for a dissertation student to celebrate than to get ready to be fitted for your own funny hat?… One the great rites of passage for students at all levels is commencement. Pomp & Circumstance, hopeful speeches, and… of course, the silly hats. My favorite picture […]
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POTUS 21 and Dissertations
October 5th marks the birthday of the 21st President of the United States. Here’s some words of wisdom from Chester A. Arthur that you can apply to your dissertation… Where you stand depends where you sit. — Chester A. Arthur The dissertation is a growth process. You will change as a result. I always tell my […]
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POTUS 19 and Dissertations
October 4th marks the birthday of the 19th President of the United States. Here’s some words of wisdom from Rutherford B. Hayes that you can apply to your dissertation… We can travel longer, night and day, without losing our spirits than almost any persons we ever met. — Rutherford B. Hayes Persistence is one of the […]
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Nobels and Dissertations
On October 3, 2017, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne for their contributions to measuring gravity waves, ripples in the very fabric of space and time. Believe it or not, this announcement has profound implications for yourdissertation… As you may already know if you’ve been reading this […]
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Peanuts and Dissertations
On October 2, 1950, Charles M. Schultz published his first Charlie Brown comic under the name, “Li’l Folks,” which later became known as “Peanuts.” Dissertation students can learn a lot from the Peanuts gang… And, when you do graduate,… Party like it’s 1965!
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