tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598149216995933912.post2396939723182559045..comments2023-06-17T08:23:40.958-07:00Comments on Grad Hacker: Have ConfidenceBdizzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901107978275522299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598149216995933912.post-20982550010927540042008-07-04T06:02:00.000-07:002008-07-04T06:02:00.000-07:00thanks for this post!it's the push I need to get i...thanks for this post!<BR/><BR/>it's the push I need to get into my harder study material.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608985226725838607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598149216995933912.post-30617601823032124882008-05-15T10:54:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:54:00.000-07:00I think your "how to act productive" series really...I think your "how to act productive" series really hits it on the head when it comes to the bluster behind busyness. I have a post in the works that's going to use it as a big example...great stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598149216995933912.post-49523369689326284032008-05-15T09:26:00.000-07:002008-05-15T09:26:00.000-07:00Cal: That's inspiring indeed. I've also been think...Cal: That's inspiring indeed. I've also been thinking that a given grad student's schedule must be heavily influenced by group culture. If everyone is working 9-5, it's effortless to do so, but if everyone is working 10am-12am, then leaving at 5 is harder. But I agree, students can easily get into this self pity mode where they pretend they're so much busier than they really are. Though I suppose if you tack on the ever-open Facebook and Gmail windows you may indeed need to stay till midnight everyday.Bdizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901107978275522299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598149216995933912.post-27942899661861981162008-05-15T07:44:00.000-07:002008-05-15T07:44:00.000-07:00It's true; I really do work a 9 to 5 schedule. Bas...It's true; I really do work a 9 to 5 schedule. Basically, I'm synced to my wife, who has a real job. I like to get home when she does because I have more fun with her than doing work, and I realized, long ago, as a student, no one keeps track of when I'm here or what I do, so long as I'm doing good work everyone's happy. (Here's the secret: the amount of work facing a grad student isn't really all that bad...)<BR/><BR/>Perhaps one of the most influential lessons I learned was from a professor here at MIT who told me that the best thing that ever happened to her as a grad student is that she had a baby. This took away her ability to work until midnight every night, and she soon realized she didn't need to do. The baby changed her "script"; she just started things earlier, got them done a little quicker, often while changing diapers, and didn't take on too extra activities: she's tenured at MIT now, so I think you know the ending...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com