The “Get Unstuck and Get Started” Tools

• Write Before You’re Ready: First Steps to Avoiding Writer’s Block (PDF)
• Academic Writer’s Block Wizard (free software download for PC users. NOTE: Mac users see *Note below)
  This link will launch the download of a small application file (.exe). When the dialogue box appears, simply click SAVE and choose a location on your computer that you’ll remember – we recommend straight to your desktop so it’s easy to find and use. Once it’s completely downloaded, just double click the icon to run the wizard.
  *Note to MAC users: the Wizard does not work on MACs so we created a PDF version. You can find it in PDF format by clicking here.

The “Get Organized and Stay Motivated” Tools

• Procrastinate Less, Write More (PDF)
• The Unschedule (PDF)
• 10 Ways of Thinking that Lead to Procrastination (PDF)
• Six Steps for Creating Your Own Mini-Deadlines (PDF)

The “Writing and Revising your Dissertation” Tools

• Mind Mapping (PDF with free software download)
• Mind Map Example (PDF)
• Dissertation Revision Techniques (PDF with free software download)

The “Be Kind to Yourself Even Though You’re in Grad School” Tools

• Self Assessment: “Do You Deserve a Ph.D.?”   Find out if you have Ph.D. Impostor Syndrome! (Online Assessment)
• Positive Affirmations for Academic Writers (PDF)
• A Chart for Living a Balanced Life (Even if You’re a Graduate Student) (PDF)
• Balanced Life Reward Chart (PDF)
• Balanced Life Reward Chart (Word Document)
• Balanced Life Reward Chart Example (PDF)

The “Get a Job” Tool

• 123 Frequently-Asked Academic Job Interview Questions (PDF)

Questions? Send an email to help@academicladder.com and we’ll be happy to help.