GRADupdate (from UWO) has always had very useful tips for the everyday graduate student. Even though some of the tips may not be groundbreaking discoveries, they act as reminders and they are always welcome. This past issue was dedicated on the dreadful final step: the thesis and defense preparation. I remember when I started writing my Master’s thesis; I must have read tens of ‘how to…’ articles. But the most useful tips of all I applied at that time was to “start writing early and to write for an hour or 30 minutes every single day”. Writing for blocks of hours can be very exhausting, but writing in small stints may actually be more productive. But here’s the GRADupdate article….



