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Is 2021 the year you finish your thesis?

Look, the true answer is ‘probably not’. I’m not being discouraging here, I’m talking about cold hard maths. Here are 10 … More

completion, PhD, planning, Thesis, time management

Not forgetting everything you did last year

So I love a good plan, and a good schedule, and a good daily resumé/done list. I keep track of … More

planning, time management

Working out why something works

As someone who had a pretty efficient work-life balance system, before COVID made everything happen on a computer in my … More

habits, planning, productivity, rest, self care, structure, teaching

‘Turning the dial’: a more sustainable way to make New Year plans

It’s the beginning of the year, and some of you are heading back to work already. I certainly am. Not … More

learning, metaphor, planning, time management

Planning your day, your week, your month… or even your year

(I hope you sang the title to the Friends’ theme tune.) It can be a challenge to juggle lots of … More

planning, time management

Getting started on your PhD proposal

A couple of people in my wider circle have recently asked me about how to get started on a PhD … More

email, learning, PhD, planning, proposal

Tiny text, narrative outline: A new storytelling planning technique

You know I love Kamler and Thomson’s Tiny Texts–and we talk about them at length in our Academic Writing Trouble … More

academic writing, outlines, planning, Writing

Planning vs. panic: 5 strategies for success

Someone whose work I really appreciate is Jo Van Every (@JoVanEvery). She has written a lot of blog posts (for … More

planning, stress

Start making Done lists instead of To-do lists

I’ve mentioned ‘done lists‘ before, but as it’s the beginning of the year, I thought it was time to remind … More

lists, planning

Wikipedia, Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and “pre-research”

We all know academic writing “shouldn’t quote Wikipedia”… but what we often get wrong is why it’s not ‘the done … More

planning, reading, Research

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