Restart again

Tis the season to restart as semester is ending and another one is to begin.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban

I learned that inside the Master Procrastinator is an Instant-Gratification Monkey who calls out to play constantly against the will and plans of the Rational Decision Maker. They are constantly at war and the monkey keeps taking over the wheel of steer and in control. Until, the Panic Monster shows up, typically a day or hours before the deadline.

The Panic Monster is incredible, he can cause the brain to focus and complete a task well. Two kinds of Procrastination

1) Deadline - Panic Monster will be involved

2) No Deadline - No reason for Panic Monster to be involved

Panic Monster helps us to have a healthy relationship with the Deadline.

Think about our life as boxes, each box represent a week! If we continue to procrastinate, we will have regrets and look carefully, after wasting so much time, there are no many boxes left. Think about it. What are we really procrastinate on? Stay away from the Instant-Gratification Monkey. 

Ideas for yet another restart of a new Semester 2018

Each semester is just 10 weeks, remember that! Here are some quick re-start up ideas that I have for this semester:-

1) Relook at what is the Contributions I could make realistically

• How RIAM is able to be used to enhance decision making in Board Room setting
• How RIAM is versatile and able to be used for various types of decision making
• Research Framework on Decision Making

2) Start writing the Chapters - the Story, the Quotes, the Styles

• Start drafting the Chapters and Content
• Set the style, flow of stories, big picture
• Get the witty quotes for every chapter

3) Write One Paper about RIAM - Anything

• Applications of RIAM in various spheres of work

4) Convert RIAM Spreadsheets into an App

• Give it a try - Andriod, IOS or both

5) Come up with List of Comparables for Decisionmaking Variables

• Consider to use UN-Habitat Sustainable Development Variables and put into spreadsheets for projects considerations
• Consider daily living decisions that RIAM could be used and come up with the criteria to think through

6) Meet my Supervisors at least 2-3 times

• Request to meet up even if it is just for a good cuppa of tea/coffee or a chat

How to Organise for PhD Publications

This is the result of one of the Google Search that I clickd on 16 April morning and the results surprised me.

I typed : How to organise for PhD Publications

1) http://www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk/pubs-and-publications/2016/12/16/every-app-need-phd/

2) http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2017/03/10/organizing-papers-and-references-without-losing-your-mind/

3)  http://www.nextscientist.com/phd-productivity-software/

4) http://www.raulpacheco.org/2015/09/organizing-pdfs-of-journal-articles-book-and-book-chapters/

5) https://www.mendeley.com/
This is free.

6) https://phdlife.warwick.ac.uk/2016/01/27/5-tips-on-getting-your-1st-journal-paper-published/

7) https://patthomson.net/2015/10/05/starting-the-phd-get-organised-now/

8) https://www.data.cam.ac.uk/data-management-guide/organising-your-data

Acronym for RIAM

https://www.allacronyms.com/RIAM/Rapid_Impact_Assessment_Matrix

Choosing Theoretical Framework

Dr. Guy E. White of The Dissertation Mentor® ( www.TheDissertationMentor.com )
http://www.TheDissertationMentor.com

KEYS to quickly finishing Dissertation :-

1. Undertaking / doing a real Literature Review
2. Amazing Theoretical Framework

You can't simply study something: you have to study with a brand of eyeglasses on. The lenses are the Theoretical Framework.

How to choose a Theoretical Framework

Step #1 Understand What it is

How would our view of the results change if we viewed this from ...

• Feminist Lens
• Minority Discourse Lens / Critical Race Theory 
• All Quadrants All Levels (AQAL) Lens
• Asking questions using the lens we wear
• Looking at Data through the lens

Study:- Leadership of CEOs

Theoretical Framework (Lens):- Bass's "Full Range of Leadership Model"

Output:- Transformational, Transactional, Laissez-Faire

Study:- Leadership of CEOs

Theoretical Framework (Lens):- Delgado's "Critical Race Theory"

Output:- Storytelling, White Privilege, Microaggression 

Study:- Leadership of CEOs

Theoretical Framework (Lens):- Wilber's "AQAL Theory"

Output:- I, It, We, Its

Step #2 Engage in a True Literature Review 

• Do lots of reading, gathering 25 Quotes (at least) every week (5 Quotes X 5 Sources) and keeping those in Literature Matrix
• What theoretical framework are mentioned in the research?
• Pay special Attention.

Step #3 Make a List 

• Make a list of all the theoretical frameworks that are mentioned
• Make sure you keep a list of the dates they are made. 
• Name the chief author who is known for that framework at that point in time.

Step #4 Examine Merits of Each 

• Each Theoretical Framework has a different way of viewing the world.
• Which one speaks to you?
• Which one is the newest?
• Which one is the most widely used?
• Which deter from the usual way of looking at this issue?
• Which are visual in nature? If you can' visual or draw it, don't select it.

Step #5 Choose One

• Has clearly defined terms
• Extensively used in research
• Has a visual / drawn component (like a picture of the model)
• Can be complex if you want it to be or exceedingly simple when you need it to be
• Speaks to your worldview
• Hopefully has a book written by a major author associated with it. 

Step #6 Buy - Read

• Five Major Books on this Theoretical Framework
• Read them and answer the following

1. In one sentence, how does this framework see the world?
2. How would you draw this framework?
3. List the specific part of this framework?
4. Define each part with a citation
5. How is this theoretical framework applied to research? Survey Instrument? Questions?

Topics - Know your topic well. Narrow down to a specific level with 4W. Start with your passion. 

Frameworks - Lens you use to view your research topic. Have a full range of questions to ask.

1) Visual / Model / Drawn of how things work

2) It needs to have well-organised, well-developed, over time 

3) Need to go to the books 

Do Block Hours 6-8 hours in one area