POTUS 42 and Dissertations
August 19th marks the birthday of the 42th President of the United States. Here’s some words of wisdom from Bill Clinton that you can apply to your dissertation… In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything. — Bill Clinton In the years since Clinton was in office the world has gotten smaller, competition […]
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Habits and Dissertations – 4 of 4
On August 15, 1989, Dr. Stephen R. Covey published his revolutionary book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits have helped millions of people improve their performance in a range of applications. In Part 4 of this 4-part series, I’m going to show you how Habits 1 & 2 have been instrumental in […]
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Habits and Dissertations – 1 of 4
On August 15, 1989, Dr. Stephen R. Covey published his revolutionary book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits have helped millions of people improve their performance in a range of applications. Over the next four days, I’m going to show you how the 7 Habits have been instrumental in helping us cut […]
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Prison and Dissertations
On August 14, 1971 was the first day of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Read on to find out what six days in prison has to do with your dissertation… The Stanford Prison Experiment investigated the effect of personality traits on abusive behavior in prison. The principal investigator, Dr. Philip Zimbardo, randomly assigned roles of prisoner or […]
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Suspense and Dissertations
August 13th is Alfred Hitchcock’s Birthday. Here are a few lessons from the Master of Suspense for dissertation students… To make a great film you need three things – the script, the script, and the script. —Alfred Hitchcock I often hear from students like Dez. She enrolled in her Psychology Ph.D. program nearly seven years […]
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Homework and Dissertations
August 12th is National Middle Child Day. Let me tell you a story from my middle child about homework. Dissertation students will relate… I talk with doctoral students all of the time…like everyday. Occasionally, my kids are within earshot while I’m on the phone. One day my ten-year-old daughter was hanging out of the couch […]
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The Woz and Dissertations
August 11th is Steve Wozniak’s birthday. In addition to co-founding Apple, The Woz is a pretty smart guy and has a particularly useful bit of advice for dissertation students… Along with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne (look it up!), Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer in 1976. The Woz designed the Apple I and the Apple II, […]
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POTUS 31 and Dissertations
August 10th marks the birthday of the 31st President of the United States. Here’s some words of wisdom from Herbert Hoover that you can apply to your dissertation… While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly […]
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Eights and Dissertations
The Games of the XXIX Olympiad began on 08/08/08 at 8pm. In Chinese culture, the number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence, exactly what every dissertation student needs… What does it mean to be prosperous in the dissertation process? I’d say that it means that you are able to work on your dissertation a couple […]
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Balance and Dissertations
At 7am on August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire suspended between the roofs of the World Trade Center Towers. For Petit, balance was a life-or-death matter, just as it is for your dissertation… As workers made their way to their offices below, Philippe Petit walked across a wire, 1,368 ft above […]
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