“I know that all of this is going to pay off. I just have to stay consistent. It’s not always easy but this is all going to work out in the end.”
— Affirmation of the day.
@phd-in-crying / phd-in-crying.tumblr.com
“I know that all of this is going to pay off. I just have to stay consistent. It’s not always easy but this is all going to work out in the end.”
— Affirmation of the day.
If you’re travelling abroad for research (this summer, or, you know, any time), check if your university is part of the Eduroam network. If it is, that means you can log into other universities’ wifi networks with your uni ID - and the way many European universities are spread all over the place (think central London, for example) means you might have free wifi access in unexpected places!
I can confirm that we have this in Canada as well; it’s the same network. It should show up in your wifi opens :)
YES this has saved me many times.
@gradblrchallenge post #3 // called out by my tarot app Today was my first day of academic work in a long time. It was two hours of transcription for my RA job, not even my own work, but it still felt significant to be getting back at it. It was also my last trip out to my MA institution before I move. This move is getting closer and closer, but still a week away. Today I repacked some bags and took my last box to the post office to ship, returned my library books, and started scanning the IKEA site to plan out my new space. I feel like I’m in this weird limbo where I want to just be in Ontario already or never have to leave Vancouver. The anticipation is killing me a little. But as today’s card reminded me, a times you can only wait.
If you happen to apply to a workshop or a conference, please make sure you have:
EDIT: good point by @shelomit :” with the caveat that many CFPs specifically ask NOT to have your name in the application letter or file titles”
Personally I’ve never seen this - probably because of academic differences between the US and Europe-Germany, but certainly a good point. I mean, this essentially boils down to read the damn CFP carefully.
@gradblrchallenge post #2 // blackberry break This challenge is looking very different for me than they usually do. I’ve (clearly) let go of my need to post everyday and I’ve been making this about preparing for the next step in life and career rather than about working on a specific project like a paper or other document.* When people told me I should just relax this summer, I felt kind of shocked. Shouldn’t I be reading everything I can and cramming in knowledge that I don’t have time to focus on during the school year?? I’m still having trouble letting go of that impulse, but I’m trying. So, a day in the life of an academic trying to let herself relax: -woke up early and walked to work. I’m not great at walking for leisure, but I do really like walking as a mode of transportation. -walked to the farmers market after work and bought these beautiful blackberries (plus lettuce, string beans, eggplant, and some vegan pastries). -currently eating said blackberries and writing this post before I start working on changing my address with five separate places. -later I’ll go to the yoga studio for class, then home for a quick dinner before I go out for desert with some friends. Relaxing so much still feels a little wrong, but it also feels really nice. *this is going to change in a week when I finally get started on my funding proposal, but I’m not quite there yet.
@gradblrchallenge post #1 // you can read just for fun?? Despite becoming an English major because I loved to read, I’d forgotten that reading is something I could just do for fun during the MA. I’d read 200,000 word fanfiction, but not novels. Something about picking up a book that wasn’t for school was just too difficult. This summer I’ve been making much more of an effort to read just because I love reading. Right now, I’m read Ruth Ozeki’s My Year of Meats. It’s wonderful and I’m sad it took me this long to read it (a friend recommended it to me back in 2016). Since the challenge started, I’ve mostly been working on moving. I just shipped my things out to Ontario today and I’m going back to my old apartment tonight and tomorrow afternoon to finish up the last minute cleaning things. I haven’t been doing much that’s obviously academic, but it’s academic adjacent as I get ready to move for the PhD!
Quick reminder, especially for you younger undergrads: Discipline is a skill, not a character trait. And just like any skill, it can be practiced and improved upon incrementally. Try not to get discouraged if you have a day, or multiple days, where you are less disciplined than you would like or need to be. Don’t quit. Don’t spend the next week binging Netflix because you think it’s a hopeless endeavour. Just get up the next day and try again. Each day you try is more practice, and each day you practice, you’ll get a little bit better, and that continual improvement will pay dividends in the long run.
Keep at it.
08.05.2018 spring means switching from latte to iced coffee
Currently setting up my bullet journal for August! I’m a fifth of the way through my notebook now, all is going to plan! (And a photo of a beautiful house that I took whilst wandering in central London yesterday).
I am behind on posting my gradblr challenge intro because I’m moving this week! I promise it’ll be up tomorrow! Looking forward to anothergret opportunity to meet other grad students :)
if you want it, get it. make it. create it. chase it.
here are tips I discovered very recently:
(don’t forget these are effective only if you actually put them into practice! good luck babes!!)
[29.03.18] Told y’all that one day you’d see me studying somewhere other than my bed, today is that day.
My bullet journals now and 3 years ago! It’s nice to see how much my handwriting and style has changed.