I am struggling. And, until a few days ago, the fact that I was struggling – especially that I was visibly struggling – was making me struggle that much more. It was a vicious cycle that I Read More
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Does anyone else get tired of hearing the question “So, what do you plan on doing with that?” whenever you tell them your academic plans? My plan involves getting a PhD in philosophy. When I Read More
So, I had an entirely different plan for a blog post this week. But, after everything that has happened with the US elections, I really can’t offer much useful advice right now on stuff Read More
I feel stuck and I don’t know why. Everything is telling me that I should be having the time of my life. I’m going to my dream grad school. I’m working in Read More
Once you’ve done something that’s got you some results, writing up the analysis should be easy, right? After all, it’s you that’s done the work, you know why you did it, Read More
I follow Sh*t Academics Say on Facebook, and the inspiration for this post comes from a post on their feed (similar to the image below). PhD students have such a range of experiences of, Read More
I must have played “Caledonia,” a Scottish folk ballad, no less than 30 times on the flight to Scotland, trying to embrace the imminent massive change in my life. In the three weeks since graduation, I Read More
In early 2007, my secondary school Biology teacher predicted I’d “drop out of my PhD, go into stand-up, and have my own reality TV show.” Now, in December 2017, I can finally – definitively – say that he Read More
When emailing or texting a friend, you hardly give a thought to the quality of writing; you focus on the contents. Similarly, when talking to friends or engaging in informal conversations, your accent or pronunciation Read More
Aloha everyone! Here is a piece I wrote for work about a recent visit we had to Coconut Island. Enjoy! The highlight of my experience at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Community Read More
