The doctoral student handbook : master effectiveness, reduce stress, finish on time

"These techniques have had a significant impact on my everyday life. I get more done during work hours and I no longer need to work evenings or weekends." Doctoral Student, Lund University "Åsa provides a great set of suggestions about how to become a highly effective and less stressed-out dissertation writer." Doctoral Student, University of California, Berkeley As academics, we spend a great deal of time focusing on the content of our work, but sometimes we forget to pay attention to the work process, or how we work, think, and act. However, the process is important to finishing our academic work and managing stress levels. As individuals, we often have one main strategy, or a certain way of thinking and acting, for dealing with a variety of situations. For many doctoral students, the main strategy is to work harder. Our main strategy often works perfectly well, but as we encounter new situations we may need a greater variety of strategies. This book shifts focus from what to how