how to have a good time in a phd - by jessica dai

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Decide, on day zero, that you are going to have a good time. That you are going to make it so. Your twenties are happening, after all. In first year fall, time your departures from the office to coincide with sunset — early, in the winter, so if it’s too early then take a break to watch the show, floor to ceiling windows, steps from your desk. Think continuously about the meta project of academic research. “What it is I think I’m doing anyhow.”1 How frequently, how oddly, advice for aspiring writers sounds more or less like advice for young researchers. “If you want something, do what it…

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