Happy Labor Day, and Happy New (School) Year’s Eve for many of you! I’m actually writing this post in early August in anticipation of being pretty overwhelmed and without much time for blogging in early September, between starting my new job and heading down the final stretch of my dissertation…
Category: Doctoral Studies
Don’t Break the Chain
Dissertation work has been going swimmingly, thanks for asking. If we’re connected on Facebook or Twitter you are probably sick of me posting about the minutiae of my progress each day, and you’ve also seen me hashtag my Tweets #dontbreakthechain. The idea of “don’t break the chain” comes from an…
Nothing To It But To Do It
Between completing years of coursework and conducting the dissertation research project, I think we can all agree that earning a doctorate is hard work. I wonder, though, if sometimes we (read: I) make it harder than it has to be. I spent the better part of May & June collecting survey…
Ceci n’est pas un blog post
It’s been nearly two months since my last post, and even longer since my last post of any substance. I could lie and say that work’s been crazy, or the holidays have been hectic, but none of that would be true. In fact, this has been the least hectic lead-up…
Coming Attractions
Ever since my initial headlong dive into blogging in 2007, experience has taught me that I need to pace myself in order to avoid running out of things to write about. Maintaining a twice monthly posting schedule, as I have done (more or less) since 2009 or so, has helped…