Advise from David Merrill

While researching my expert briefing topic on Component Display Theory I came across this article written by David Merrill the creator of Component Display Theory. I thought you all might enjoy this paper in particular, the title is Write Your Dissertation First and Other Essays on a Graduate Education. Here is his intro on his website, "For over 40 years I have been engaged in graduate education. These essays contain my advice for how to have a more successful graduate experience. Hope you find them useful." (Dave Merrill) Here is the link http://cito.byuh.edu/merrill/text/papers/GraduateEducation.pdf