Dissertation Writing as Practice Series (Session 4):11/21

This series provides you with key strategies for managing the long game of the dissertation process. We will explore effective practices for pacing your dissertation writing while helping you overcome key common writing blocks and achieve balance in your writing and personal life. During each session, we will engage with a relevant theme, discuss your writing practice and progress, and complete short reflective exercises meant to create or increase your writing momentum through the week. Together, we will create a community of Yale dissertation writers and help you craft a sustainable practice that can help you maintain, and even enjoy, a PhD writing life. The weekly session themes are:

1. Time Management and Dissertation Planning (10/31)
2. Crafting a Holistic Dissertation Writing Practice (11/7)
3. Working through Distractions and Procrastination (11/14)
4. Writing through Imposter Stress [All-GSAS student workshop] (11/21)
5. Hanging up on Perfectionism and Demoralization (12/5)
6. Assessing Process & Progress + Long-View Spring Semester Planning (12/12)

Intended Audience:This workshop series is designed for doctoral students across all disciplines who have advanced to All But Dissertation stage (ABD) and have started writing their dissertation.

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