The Procrastinator's Guide to a PhD

Procrastinating is an occupational hazard of doing a PhD. But what if you already have procrastination issues? It's one thing to start as a well-organised, diligent student and then lapse when faced with the lack of deadlines and accountability. It's another to have been flying by the seat of your pants for the last several years, pulling all-nighters to finish assignments and cramming for exams. What to do? As a recovering procrastinator myself, with several decades of bad habits to...
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Procrastinating is an occupational hazard of doing a PhD. But what if you already have procrastination issues? It's one thing to start as a well-organised, diligent student and then lapse when faced with the lack of deadlines and accountability. It's another to have been flying by the seat of your pants for the last several years, pulling all-nighters to finish assignments and cramming for exams. What to do? As a recovering procrastinator myself, with several decades of bad habits to overcome, I want to reassure you that change is possible! You can use your well-honed skill in mind games for good instead of evil.The happy news is that if you've made it this far, you've got all the brains you need to succeed-you just have to know what to do with them. At the end of the day, it's perseverance, not brilliance, that will get you to your goal.Whether you have long dabbled in the dark art of procrastination or you're a relative newcomer, you'll find something here to help you achieve your PhD.Note: The focus of this book is on the thesis or dissertation, not on the coursework and qualifying exams which are part of doctoral studies in the USA.