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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Happy Places and Dissertations
On October 1, 1971, Walt Disney World opened outside of Orlando, Florida. It’s since been widely lauded as the Happiest Place on Earth. As you work through your dissertation, sometimes you need to go to your happy place… Why did you decide to enroll in a doctoral program in the first place? It is a […]
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Quarters and Dissertations
September 30th is end of the third quarter. How many quarters have you spent on your dissertation? How much of your dissertation have you “banked?” The dissertation is a unique endeavor compared to anything else you’ve ever undertaken in school. It’s kind of like you were forced into a helicopter, chopper out to sea, and […]
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Coffee and Dissertations
September 29th is National Coffee Day. So, how about a little dissertation coffee talk? Hello, and welcome to Cawfee Tawk. My guest today is the smahtest girl in the whole world… My cousin’s step-brother’s mother-in-law’s grand niece, Louise! Louise is so smaht. She’s goin’ to be a docta. But, not one of those white-coat wearin’, […]
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Troubled Times, Security, and Dissertations
Do you feel safer, happier, and more secure today than you did at this time last year? Let’s talk a bit about the times in which we live and how your dissertation fits in… Reading the daily news has always been an adventure in patience and courage. Lay-offs, crime, corruption. They’re all part of our […]
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Relativity and Dissertations
On September 27, 1905 Albert Einstein published his special theory of relativity. In this paper he presented the most famous equation in science, E = mc². But, did you know that he also explained why time moves so slowly when you’re working on your dissertation?… If you’ve never read a popular account of Einstein’s theory […]
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Grease and Dissertations
September 26th is Olivia Newton-John’s Birthday. She’s perhaps best known for her turn as Sandy from Grease. And, even for dissertation students, grease is the word… A few words of dissertation wisdom from Grease: 1. Don’t be a (beauty school) drop out. 2. Your dissertation committee isn’t hopelessly devoted to you. And, 3. Grease is a word. Speaking of words, […]
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