An anecdote for those of us struggling to FINISH papers:
Growing up, I played competitive tennis. At a tournament, I was playing with a guy whose forehand was incredibly powerful, but whose backhand wasn't as strong. I remember my Dad telling me "stay with his backhand".
Growing up, I played competitive tennis. At a tournament, I was playing with a guy whose forehand was incredibly powerful, but whose backhand wasn't as strong. I remember my Dad telling me "stay with his backhand".
I have a pretty decently strong two-handed backhand, but I didn't know if I would be able to overpower this guy. But I just kept throwing the ball back as hard as I could until he made a mistake.
Coming back to academics: stay with The Work, friends. It's hard, I know.
Coming back to academics: stay with The Work, friends. It's hard, I know.
I am about to return a chapter to my editor, and what I thought this morning was: "I need to stay with this chapter. I may be tired, and potentially sick of revising it, but I need to stay with it".
(sometimes I do focus on other projects to get refreshed, of course).
(sometimes I do focus on other projects to get refreshed, of course).
And now I am a decent 15 minutes away from finishing it up. Words have been flowing, and I'm happy.
Even though I'm a Gretchen Rubin Upholder, sometimes it's hard for me to finish stuff. But I hear my Dad in my head: "stay with his backhand".
Keep plowing away, friends.
Even though I'm a Gretchen Rubin Upholder, sometimes it's hard for me to finish stuff. But I hear my Dad in my head: "stay with his backhand".
Keep plowing away, friends.
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