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Tools I Used Writing My Honors Thesis: My TikZ-induced Procrastination and How I Overcame It

October 28, 2021

When I decided to write an honors thesis, the advice I received from everyone was to write things up as you go. The common wisdom was to write things up as soon as you have a result, rather than waiting five months and writing everything up at the last minute. I wanted to do an honors thesis to explore more math, but unfortunately for me, the thesis also required a lot of writing. Having heard the thesis writing horror stories and knowing the extent to which I hate writing (ironic that I’m writing this post, I know), I was determined to follow their advice to try and minimize the pain of the writing experience.

How I Fought Against Procrastination and Succeeded in my Asynchronous Class

May 20, 2021

After almost a year of remote learning, I finally felt ready to tackle my online classes when the spring semester started. But while I was getting things done in synchronous classes, I was ignoring one of them altogether: Biological Chemistry. Since the course was asynchronous and didn’t have any early deadlines, I prioritized doing assignments for my other classes, while Biological Chemistry went on the back burner.

Procrastination

December 29, 2011

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. —Mary Heaton Vorse What this handout is about This handout will help you understand why you procrastinate and offer strategies … Read more

Procrastination

December 29, 2011

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. —Mary Heaton Vorse What this handout is about This handout will help you understand why you procrastinate and offer strategies … Read more

Procrastination Tech Tools Mockup

December 29, 2011

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. —Mary Heaton Vorse What this handout is about This handout will help you understand why you procrastinate and offer strategies … Read more

Dissertation Strategies

June 6, 2023

What this handout is about This handout suggests strategies for developing healthy writing habits during your dissertation journey. These habits can help you maintain your writing momentum, overcome anxiety and procrastination, and foster wellbeing during one of the most challenging … Read more

ADHD and Graduate Writing

July 22, 2022

What this handout is about This handout outlines how ADHD can contribute to hitting the wall in graduate school. It describes common executive function challenges that grad students with ADHD might experience, along with tips, strategies, and resources for navigating … Read more

Utilizing Spring Break

March 10, 2022

Utilizing Spring Break By Aiden, a Writing Center Coach I’ve been counting down the days until Spring Break—as I write this, we’ve reached single digits! I can’t wait to spend time with my parents and friends without the stress of … Read more

How I Transitioned Back to In-Person Learning

November 4, 2021

The COVID pandemic over that past year has introduced a lot of challenges that students, faculty, and staff have had to adapt to. For me, it was difficult to adjust to living at home again and attending Zoom lectures with barking dogs, screaming kids, and TVs blaring in the background. My sister’s room became my makeshift work space and her new bunny, Churro, became my classroom companion. Nonetheless, I adapted and did my best. Now, just as I have adapted to the challenges of learning online, there is a new challenge currently being faced: transitioning back to in-person learning.

Genius or Sweat? How Academic Coaching Changed My View of Writing

February 26, 2021

In college, I consistently wrote papers last minute. I rarely outlined anything. My senior thesis–supposed to be a year-long writing project–was written in a flurry in March and April of 2013. (I changed the novel I was writing about in February.) While I was furiously adding footnotes and writing whole sections of my thesis the night before it was due, a good friend of mine was calmly line editing hers. I was jealous–and started to acknowledge that I might be a die-hard procrastinator.