Workshop handouts specifically for dissertation writers:

• Audience analysis
• Defeating procrastination
• Developing work habits
• Focus checklist
• Goal setting tips
• Helpful services on campus
• Managing your research
• Motivation
• Out of my control
• Silencing your inner critic
• Taking inventory
• Time management schedule
• Three perspectives strategy
• Using writing to digest reading
• Writing possibilities
• Strategies for reorganizing drafts
• Formatting reference sheet

All Writing Center handouts and tips, writing strategy demos, and semester calendars:

• Student Resources Page

Writing group resources

Materials to help you start and run your own ongoing writing group:

• Writing group meetup app
• Writing group starter kit
• Designing a work group
• Tips for a productive writing group
• Possible meeting spots for writing groups
• Doodle.com, an application that can help you schedule group meetings
• Whenisgood.net, another scheduling application
• Google docs, an application that can help you access your files from anywhere and exchange drafts
• Dropbox.com, another filesharing application

Applications

Productivity applications:

• http://www.sharewareconnection.com/pc-time-manager.htm
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4476/ (this one blocks certain sites for certain amounts of time-e.g. to keep self off Facebook)

Speech to text software:

• Free: Read Write Gold
• Not free: Dragon Naturally Speaking (free app for iPad & iPhone; $5 for Android phones)

Time tracking applications (to see what you’re spending your time on):

• http://lifehacker.com/5362829/five-best-time+tracking-applications
• http://rescuetime.com/

Timers/alarms/bells you can set:

• http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
• http://www.fungie.info/bell/#
• http://kukuklok.com/

Interesting articles and tips

Discussion of using the internet to procrastinate:

• http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200803/ill-just-check-my-email-it-will-only-take-minute-0

A very helpful list of tips (intended for online/distance students, but mostly useful for anyone):

• http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/25-ways-to-break-your-online-procrastination-habit

Some stuff about “imposter syndrome”:

• http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2008_02_15/caredit_a0800025
• http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/05mind.html