tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post261383914088455854..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Mutually Contradictory IdeasJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-68447844938951430162011-09-17T16:15:07.030-05:002011-09-17T16:15:07.030-05:00Sometime I will post on the importance of commitme...Sometime I will post on the importance of commitment. You have to commit every time you start anything, no matter how mundane - like, getting to the store, you have to decide you'll really make it there. <br /><br />But, on the dissertation, many are also being advised that this is their last academic act, since there won't be work. So they start to withdraw, the way people who are dying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-44843539520073444662011-09-14T11:31:06.713-05:002011-09-14T11:31:06.713-05:00Hear, hear! And so is the "you are not ready ...Hear, hear! And so is the "you are not ready to publish before you get your PhD" speech one gets way too often in grad school.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.com