tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095199199917887962.post583393373308883277..comments2023-06-14T05:10:21.003-04:00Comments on Path to the MBA: Analysis Paralysis, and great stories I won't use."LSMBA"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18043356419737289390noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095199199917887962.post-46988308730796758952009-09-27T13:39:17.509-04:002009-09-27T13:39:17.509-04:00I thing I do regularly when I am facing paralysis ...I thing I do regularly when I am facing paralysis is to set a hard deadline for myself. For instance, when writing up a case study, I set 30 minutes to write an outline, 60 minutes to write a first draft, then stop working. The next day, I'll set 30 minutes for reviewing the material, 30 minutes to review for grammar, then stop.<br /><br />At that point, I have a fully submittable version of the assignment. Wait for a few days. From there, I either start over, or I'm done. <br /><br />The one thing I'll offer here specific to your essays is the same advice I gave to Rocky: write about yourself. If you think your bodybuilder story captures the true essence of "you", then that is what you should write about (where appropriate). Adcoms read hundreds, if not thousands, of essays…they know when you are passionate about your essay, and when you are trying to write to what you think they want to here.<br /><br />Good luck!<br />Randy, Fuqua '10Randy Zwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793134737933144280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095199199917887962.post-32865190534073833892009-09-27T02:24:36.952-04:002009-09-27T02:24:36.952-04:00I wrote about this same situation in my blog but g...I wrote about this same situation in my blog but good to know that it has a name. Its cool that you have a wingman. I have one solution for analysis paralysis that sometimes work. I get up an hour earlier and somehow having tea during that time gives me some fresh thoughts to write on my essays. But the catch is its difficult to get up early after an exhaustive day at work.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946235163778598248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095199199917887962.post-28820208712876825612009-09-27T01:30:37.955-04:002009-09-27T01:30:37.955-04:00dunno if this is scientific, but when im hit with ...dunno if this is scientific, but when im hit with analysis paralysis, i just switch off for that day and start work the next day.<br /><br />also, i rely a lot on my gut instinct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com