You Can Finish Your Thesis Even When You Are Spread Really Thin… Boom! Everything went black for a few seconds… What happened? When I opened my eyes I was lying on my back on top of a fresh pile of snow. It was almost 9 pm and I must have slipped and fell on an ice […]
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Are You Creating Your Own Burnout in Grad School?
You might be creating your own grad school burnout if you try to be “too productive” “I want to be more productive, but I just keep disappointing myself. It’s like I am always going through a burn out and then getting distracted and procrastinating.” Sheila was in her 10th year of graduate school, and she really […]
I Was Stressed and Burned Out…but, this is How I Finished My Thesis by Working Fewer Hours
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey Why did I have to reduce my work hours to finish my thesis? I cut down on the number of hours I worked in the beginning of my sixth (and last) year of graduate school. I […]
Three Strategies to Help You Get Unstuck in Graduate School
“I Wish I Never Started Graduate School…” “How did it go?,” I asked my friend, Jackie, when she came out of her supervisor’s office. Jackie looked at me without saying a word – but her eyes told the whole story. Her eyeliner was smeared just slightly, as if she had been trying to hold herself […]
How You Can Break Free From Perfectionism and Procrastination As a Graduate Student
Procrastination Isn’t Always a Bad Thing A few summers ago I went to the circus with my family in Hungary. I watched in awe as a group of 5 trapeze artists (3 men and 2 women) in glittering white and gold costumes performed a series of stunts that seemed to defy the laws of physics. […]
7 Reasons Why Bright Students Drop Out of Grad School
Dropping Out of Grad School Is A Silent Epidemic Dropping out of grad school has a high financial and emotional cost for students and their families. Every year about 50% of grad students drop out of doctoral programs. But, none of my professors told me this when I decided to apply to a PhD program. In fact, […]