Writing Therapy Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan Writing is like cooking. It requires deliberate planning. You have to consciously and intentionally create a plan – we often call this ‘an outline’. You can’t cook in your kitchen without a plan! Oftentimes, writing is difficult because we don’t know what to cook, and therefore we experience difficulties in identifying and finding the materials we need for writing. Ask these questions to yourself. What is the main objective of my writing? What are the functions of paragraphs in my piece of writing? Writing Therapy
Uncategorized Ontology: what’s this? Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 In a simple sentence, ontology is about what exists, about which individuals can acquire knowledge. It’s the study of being. Why researchers need to understand their ontological position? It’s because ontology helps researchers establish their conclusions in research, especially how certain they can be about the research objects. For example,… Read More
Uncategorized Is this journal credible? Posted on October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 Finding the right [read: credible] journal for our manuscripts, which is part of the publication game, is not easy as predatory/bogus journals are designed to ‘look’ like the credible ones. It becomes more difficult as different publishers have different publication standards and guidelines. We can, however, use certain indicators to… Read More
Uncategorized From Comfort Zone to Growth Zone Posted on July 31, 2019 While the term is often used in the public discourse, comfort zone is still a problematic/difficult concept. We are often told to leave the comfort zone without being given an explanation of what the zone is. So, what’s comfort zone? This diagram visualizes the concept clearly, providing indicators we can… Read More