My husband sent me this while I was in the middle of the mad dash to dissertation proposal. It's a wonderful blog post by an artist Austin Kleon. He has 10 things about the process of making art. In my eyes these are also 10 things about writing a dissertation. Here is the list - but check out his post here because he says it much better ... and he has pictures!
- Don't worry about originality ... it's all really a mash-up
- Just do it ready or not
- Write what you have a connection to
- Don't forget your body - it's part of the process
- Don't lose side projects and hobbies
- The secret of good work - sharing it
- Geography is not our master - you do not have to be in this alone
- Be nice ...
- Be boring ... routine, routine, routine
- Creativity is subtraction - know your limits, less is more
