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​How Can I Finish My Dissertation?

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The Dissertation Mindset


5 Tricks to Finishing Your Thesis

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Dora Farkas (MIT)
Step #1: Get a crystal clear vision of what's expected from you
Step #2: Don’t take “not now” as an answer from your advisor
Step #3: Rise and grind daily
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Step #4  Focus on results, no “to-do”s
Step #5 Soak up the energy you need from a support group 


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Realize it's Not Impossible . . .

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Andy Stapleton (UTech Sydney)

Time Management Strategies

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Stay Focused by Doing a 3-3-3 Weekly Recap

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Academics Only blog
Here’s how a 3-3-3 Weekly Recap works. 
​Every Friday I write down 
• the 3 biggest things I finished that week (“Done”),
•  the 3 things I want to finish next week (“Doing”), and
​• the 3 things I’m waiting for (“Waiting for”). . .  
It helps keep me accountable to myself, and it keeps me focused on finishing 3 big things instead of 100 little things."

Get it Done Dissertation Tips


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How to Get it Done

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Beth Fischer and Michael Zigmond (Pitt)
20  Steps to Writing Up Your Research

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Useful Advice that Works for Many Empirical Fields

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Useful Tweets for Getting Research Finished

Blog that Focuses on Getting Research Done


Publishing Your Dissertation


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​Elsevier's 
 Guide to Getting Your Research Published (31 pages)

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Share Your Insights and Ideas

What have you created or found that's been useful and could be helpful for other PhD students, new professors, or independent scholars?  ​
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  • A pdf handout on teaching 
  • Tips on surviving grad school
  • Favorite career-advice articles
  • A paper submission checklist 
  • A list of inspirational quotes
  • A productivity aid you use
  • ​​​​The goal-setting system you use
  • Your most useful go-to websites
  • Helpful academic How-to articles
  • A method to keep perspective or manage stress

​Send an email to [email protected] if you have something you think would be useful to share with others on this website, or if you have ideas on how to make this more useful to you or your students.

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