writing

What is your opinion on writing?

Here is the case. The way you think of something influences the way you deal with problems. Do you have the impression that gardening is above all having a tidy garden, you will probably mainly be busy pulling weeds. However, if in your view gardening means you want to have…

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about you

What a PhD Coach can do for you!

A couple of weeks ago I had a meeting with my coach, Bernadette. She helps me to improve my work, which is supporting PhD students like you to successfully finish their thesis in time. By meeting Bernadette it dawned on me again how important it is to have a coach.…

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writing

One argument formula

Steven Posusta – who taught writing at UCLA – has created the formula  ‘The Instant Thesis Maker’, as part of a writing course. This is the formula.   1. Although…. (general statement, opposite opinion)   2. nevertheless…. (thesis, your idea)   3. because…. (examples, evidence, #1, #2, #3 etc.) When…

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planning

The art of planning

A while ago I reread Marinus Knoope’s book The Creation Spiral (De Creatiespiraal 1998). The book is about the natural cycle from wish to reality, as mentioned in the sub title. In the book the writer explains how your wishes can become reality. He compares this cycle with the natural…

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