Thursday, 2 April 2015

'Stop agonizing over perfection'




Something nice which I came across the other day, and which I've been wanting to share on here: this is a suggestion on how to think about your writing.

"Stop agonizing over perfection. [...] Instead, focus [on] offering value to others. This change of attitude made a huge difference for me and my book. I put a post-it by my laptop as a reminder every day, “How can I be most helpful to my reader?"

I think this might just be the perfect note-to-self for the odd (agonizing, perfectionist) PhD student.

You can find the whole piece here: http://positivewriter.com/a-survivors-guide-to-writing/

Have a great day, everybody!...



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  1. JackNohiNZ8 April 2015 at 11:28

    Great advice as usual, Dr Cloud Nine. How is it all going? Post Phd, I am working in a role where I get to motivate other PhD students, and I love your latest suggestion. I had a note stuck to my monitor that said "You can't fix nothing", but this is much more inspiring. All the best, my friend in cyberspace xx

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    1. cloud nine9 April 2015 at 01:38

      Dear Dr JackNohiNZ!!.... Pleasure to see you. Congrats on the job - by the sound of it, you have my dream job!... - glad to hear you are passing on all your wisdom to PhD students, that makes it all worthwhile!... I stumbled on this article on writing and it struck me as a very very useful way to think. I'm very well, have just temporarily moved country (for 'research') and am turning my thesis into a book, and enjoying life. Hope all's well with you! Xx

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