Because I feel more at ease with statistics, I started this day by reanalyzing my data and came up with the tables which my supervisor asked me to include in my report. Yesterday, I reformatted the manuscript and integrated all 5 files into one. I initially saved each chapter on different files and used APA manuscript format. Apparently, it’s only the citation format that the SEP program is adapting from APA. The rest is not.
I came across this article this morning which I think should help me and many of my colleagues find the momentum back in writing.
Writing is hard. It’s even harder when you don’t have the natural ability to do so. But I have come to believe that it is a skill that needs to be practiced.
Got to find a schedule. It seems that I am more productive in the morning but I also like to workout in the morning because there are less people in the gym. I’m actually a little late already as I decided to write this entry instead of preparing to go to the gym.
Set writing goals. We’re mental skills experts-in-training! Don’t we teach people how to set SMART goals? Then why is it always difficult to practice this skills on our own? So, one of the goals this week is to spend at least one hour a day until Friday on writing. Be it the thesis or the practicum report.
Stay connected with other writers? Yes. I’m sure one colleague will be reading this entry soon. Perhaps we could motivate the others to update their writing blogs as well. “The more the merrier”, as they say.
I’ve done enough for this morning. Time to hit the gym.
I find this very motivating! Thanks for sharing sir Jon! Good luck to our thesis writing
Glad you find the article useful. As the author said, we need to stay in touch with fellow writers. It would be good to connect with expert writers as well or have a mentor.
I believe we’re on the same writing stage. Keep it up!
Staying connected with writing colleagues and keeping up the dialogue about writing goals seems to help! However, I’m also thinking about the role of the audience. We’re writing to connect with the reader in some way, but what if no one reads?
1. We write to help us with the process.
2. We create a support group and help by reading the entries of the group members.
3. If the intention is to bring expand the audience, then set the blog so that it’s searchable and post updates on facebook or twitter.
4. If no one reads it, except of course those who committed themselves to be a part of the support group, then it’s not really something we can control, is it?