The Momentum Canvas Summer Intensive

Service Description

You know what summer does to dissertations. The semester ends, the structure disappears, and suddenly you have all the time in the world. Somehow you make less progress than you did in March. It's not a motivation problem. It's a system problem. Without clear deadlines, external accountability, and a way to make your progress visible, the dissertation becomes something you think about constantly, but work on rarely. Research by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer at Harvard Business Review found that the single most powerful motivator in meaningful work is making progress, even small progress. But when your work is invisible, your progress feels invisible too. That's exactly what The Momentum Canvas Summer Intensive is designed to fix. THE SOLUTION In one month, you'll build a complete Momentum Canvas planning system, personalized to your dissertation, your stage, and your life, and you'll have it fully running before fall semester begins. This isn't another productivity course. It's a structured, supported sprint that meets you where you are, whether you're in the proposal stage, deep in data collection, or trying to finish your final chapters. WHAT'S INCLUDED The Momentum Canvas Dissertation Planner, shipped to your door Access to all Momentum Canvas mini course modules, self-paced and yours to keep 4 live weekly group calls with Dr. Erin Sorensen, focused on implementing each building block A cohort of fellow PhD students for accountability and community THE FOUR-WEEK JOURNEY Week 1: Track Wins We start here on purpose. Before you can build momentum, you need to see the momentum you're already making. You'll set up your daily win calendar and learn to recognize progress you've been overlooking. By the end of week one, you'll have evidence, real documented evidence, that you're moving forward. Week 2: Get an Overview + Visualize Progress You'll map your dissertation timeline working backward from your deadlines and immediately connect it to visual progress trackers for your biggest current task. The combination of the big picture and daily visibility is what makes progress feel real and sustainable. Week 3: Reflect the Writing Process + Break It Down This is where the planner pages come alive. You'll build your writing stage matrix and break your current chapter into 2-4 page segm