A person who canât finish their literature review might have a curiosity problem, not a project management problem. (Location 79)
A person with an intelligence problem may never think their work is good enough to hand in to the examiner. (Location 83)
âItâs a PhD, not a Nobel Prize: how experienced examiners assess research thesesâ by Gerry Mullins and Margaret Kiley. (Location 291)
Burt claims, âCreativity is an import export businessâ. A mundane idea in one area can be a spectacular one in another because the recipient determines the value of the idea, not the person who thinks it up. (Location 358)
the lit review must be more than a list of things you read â it has to have an argument and a point of view. (Location 374)
Itâs important to realise that these patterns are not ârealâ â you make them by sorting and presenting the information in particular ways. (Location 385)
certain PhD threshold concepts are consistent across all disciplines. These manifest as a common set of struggles: (Location 443)
My description of myself as a messy writer suddenly provoked a simple, but powerful, realization: he could write âchunksâ of his thesis, without necessarily knowing what was coming next. (Location 451)
Sometimes you donât have to know what the outcome of a process will be â you just have to do it and see what happens. (Location 453)
Research degree learning involves encountering and changing some deeply habitual ways of operating and thinking. (Location 458)
There are deep and subtle connections (Location 501)
between research thinking and research writing. (Location 501)
can be aided by using writing âskeletonsâ; sentences which set up a standard piece of argumentation. (Location 506)
One reason that writing is such a good thinking tool is that it encourages us to think in a linear fashion, one word in front of the other. (Location 517)
Once our ideas are in writing we can reflect on them and add the evidence, (Location 519)
However many people find they can only sustain a linear mode of writing for about 1500 words. (Location 521)
if you keep working words in a straight line, your arguments will start to lose coherence. (Location 522)
To re-orient during the writing process most of us will stop to read back what we have written. The danger here is Editing. Too much editing at the initial drafting stage is, more often than not, the enemy of Done. (Location 525)
a way to draw back and seek out higher ground (Location 531)
âclusteringâ or âspiderâ diagram: (Location 535)
enables me to find relations between the ideas and the authors that I am reading - great for lit reviews. (Location 539)
forcing yourself to stick to only three ideas the next bubble layer down you impose a hierarchy on your thoughts. (Location 540)
Itâs helpful to start by working smaller pieces in parallel and then work out how they go together. (Location 554)
By contrast each of the Scrivener fragments I write has metadata attached to it. You can think of metadata as an index card attached to the page containing your writing. Not only can I jot notes, I can record when I wrote it, what state it is in, and give the piece keywords. The keyword function is a form of tagging which allows me to call up similar pieces of writing and read them together. (Location 559)
not to worry too much about how stupid your ideas look the first time you put them on paper. (Location 585)
So dedicate less than a quarter of the day to making some new text and then take a break and return later to clean it up. (Location 604)
Writing new stuff should be almost the first thing you do when you sit down to your desk. (Location 609)
Write as fast as you can, not as well as you can (Location 618)
The trick then is to think of what kind of bargain I can make with my âwant to have coffeeâ self that will enable me to open those files⌠(Location 784)
Promise yourself a reward for completion (Location 809)
have seen some of the brightest people fail to get a PhD because they measure their efforts against the best The Literature has to offer. (Location 811)
No matter how hard you try; you will never catch up with them. (Location 813)
âJust one more week and it will be perfect - we promiseâ. This is when your marketing department needs to step in, take the project out of your hands and ship the bastard anyway. (Location 814)
A person who canât finish their literature review might have a curiosity problem, not a project management problem. (Location 79)
A person with an intelligence problem may never think their work is good enough to hand in to the examiner. (Location 83)
âItâs a PhD, not a Nobel Prize: how experienced examiners assess research thesesâ by Gerry Mullins and Margaret Kiley. (Location 291)
Burt claims, âCreativity is an import export businessâ. A mundane idea in one area can be a spectacular one in another because the recipient determines the value of the idea, not the person who thinks it up. (Location 358)
the lit review must be more than a list of things you read â it has to have an argument and a point of view. (Location 374)
Itâs important to realise that these patterns are not ârealâ â you make them by sorting and presenting the information in particular ways. (Location 385)
certain PhD threshold concepts are consistent across all disciplines. These manifest as a common set of struggles: (Location 443)
My description of myself as a messy writer suddenly provoked a simple, but powerful, realization: he could write âchunksâ of his thesis, without necessarily knowing what was coming next. (Location 451)
Sometimes you donât have to know what the outcome of a process will be â you just have to do it and see what happens. (Location 453)
Research degree learning involves encountering and changing some deeply habitual ways of operating and thinking. (Location 458)
There are deep and subtle connections (Location 501)
between research thinking and research writing. (Location 501)
can be aided by using writing âskeletonsâ; sentences which set up a standard piece of argumentation. (Location 506)
One reason that writing is such a good thinking tool is that it encourages us to think in a linear fashion, one word in front of the other. (Location 517)
Once our ideas are in writing we can reflect on them and add the evidence, (Location 519)
However many people find they can only sustain a linear mode of writing for about 1500 words. (Location 521)
if you keep working words in a straight line, your arguments will start to lose coherence. (Location 522)
To re-orient during the writing process most of us will stop to read back what we have written. The danger here is Editing. Too much editing at the initial drafting stage is, more often than not, the enemy of Done. (Location 525)
a way to draw back and seek out higher ground (Location 531)
âclusteringâ or âspiderâ diagram: (Location 535)
enables me to find relations between the ideas and the authors that I am reading - great for lit reviews. (Location 539)
forcing yourself to stick to only three ideas the next bubble layer down you impose a hierarchy on your thoughts. (Location 540)
Itâs helpful to start by working smaller pieces in parallel and then work out how they go together. (Location 554)
By contrast each of the Scrivener fragments I write has metadata attached to it. You can think of metadata as an index card attached to the page containing your writing. Not only can I jot notes, I can record when I wrote it, what state it is in, and give the piece keywords. The keyword function is a form of tagging which allows me to call up similar pieces of writing and read them together. (Location 559)
not to worry too much about how stupid your ideas look the first time you put them on paper. (Location 585)
So dedicate less than a quarter of the day to making some new text and then take a break and return later to clean it up. (Location 604)
Writing new stuff should be almost the first thing you do when you sit down to your desk. (Location 609)
Write as fast as you can, not as well as you can (Location 618)
The trick then is to think of what kind of bargain I can make with my âwant to have coffeeâ self that will enable me to open those files⌠(Location 784)
Promise yourself a reward for completion (Location 809)
have seen some of the brightest people fail to get a PhD because they measure their efforts against the best The Literature has to offer. (Location 811)
No matter how hard you try; you will never catch up with them. (Location 813)
âJust one more week and it will be perfect - we promiseâ. This is when your marketing department needs to step in, take the project out of your hands and ship the bastard anyway. (Location 814)
