March 2018 – Dissertation Done

Archive Monthly Archives: March 2018

Backups and Dissertations

March 31st is World Backup Day. If you use Windows, you’re probably familiar with the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” (BSoD). The BSoD can show up for a variety of reasons, but it almost always means one very bad thing—you’ve lost some of your hard work. Don’t let this happen to your dissertation!… As an […]

Pencils and Dissertations

March 30th is National Pencil Day. Let’s talk about sharpening your pencils for your dissertation… Pencils as we know them have been around since at least the 1800s. A patent for attaching erasers to the end of pencils was awarded in 1890. Many famous writers including Vladimir Nabokov, John Steinbeck, and Roald Dahl were known […]

POTUS 10 and Dissertations

March 29th marks the birthday of the 10th President of the United States. Here’re some words of wisdom from John Tyler that you can apply to your dissertation… I can never consent to being dictated to as to what I shall or shall not do… So long as you see fit to do this, I […]

Quarks and Dissertations

March 28th is Dr. Jerome Friedman’s birthday. Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for taking something everyone thought was as small as possible and breaking it down into even smaller parts. Sounds like a useful skill for a dissertation student… Happy birthday to Nobel Laureate, Jerome Isaac Friedman, born on this day in 1930! […]

Theater and Dissertations

March 27th is World Theater Day. Shakespeare once said, “All the world’s a stage.” But, he also called life “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.” So where does your dissertation fit into this grand play?… Thinking about the theater got me thinking about how plays are structured. There’s a […]

Solitude and Dissertations

March 26th is Solitude Day. Solitude can be a double-edged sword for dissertation students. Some feel they have too little, some feel they have too much. And, students even feel both! Which are you?… Many people enjoy spending time alone. Superman had his Fortress of Solitude where he would go to think and recharge. And he’s […]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T and Dissertations

March 25th is Aretha Franklin’s birthday. Her iconic song is R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and that’s exactly what you’re looking for with your doctoral degree… Singer Aretha Franklin is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers of our time. She has won a total of 18 Grammy Awards and has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Her cover […]

Trophies and Dissertations

March 24th is International Day for Achievers. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines an achiever as “a person who achieves a high or specified level of success.” Sound like a doctoral student you know?… “If I could just get this dissertation done, so that people would me Dr. Me, that would be such an awesome achievement.” Do […]

Near Misses and Dissertations

March 23rd is Near-Miss Day, which commemorates that one time, in 1989, when an asteroid almost destroyed the Earth, thereby allowing you to struggle with your dissertation today… Several years ago, the 300-meter wide asteroid, cleverly named 4581 Asclepius, nearly collided with the Earth… But it didn’t! Hooray! As the asteroid’s discoverer, Dr. Henry Holt […]

Mimes and Dissertations

March 22nd is Marcel Marceau’s Birthday. Here’re some words of wisdom from everyone’s favorite mime for you to apply to your dissertation… “” — Marcel Marceau “” — Marcel Marceau “” — Marcel Marceau (Perhaps you had to be there.) Has your dissertation got you stuck in a box? If so, click here to schedule a quick, […]

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