Alan V. Grigsby

The Average Sociologist | Former Professor | Customer Insights Researcher | Expert on Race Relations in U.S. Suburbs

[Alan V. Grigsby @algrigs]

I am excited to share that my new article "Black activity spaces in Shaker Heights" is published and available online at https://t.co/9nTFq7aQ32

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

Went to buy some draws on Amazon. Clicked XL and it’s gone prompt me and Say “PEOPLE YOUR SIZE USUALLY ORDER XXL”.

If you gone steal my data don’t use it to insult me. Lol.

[Cleveland Scene @ClevelandScene]

Cleveland housing survey confirms properties owned by out-of-state investors are in the worst shape https://t.co/rYTm2KViqB

[Heights High Sports @GoHeightsTigers]

Heights High lit up for the #KelceBowl East pillar and N/E clock tower green for Eagles. West pillar and S/W clock tower red for Chiefs. Center gold for Heights. Thanks to the maintenance dept for making it happen! ⁦@tkelce⁩ ⁦@JasonKelce⁩ ⁦⁦@newheightshow⁩

[maneesha @ManeeshaSem]

why are you rushing? why are you eating so fast? why are you in a hurry to get home? why are you breathing 25 times a minute? your nerves are burning out. your body does not feel safe. one day, at the end of this life, you will look back & realize you were racing towards nothing.

[Alan V. Grigsby @algrigs]

"tell me all about it"

[Tiffany, No Co. 🥰 @thedoctormom]

Baby: *cooing*

Black people: “YEA, AND WHAT ELSE?”

[Debra Kamin @debra_kamin]

Growing up in Shaker Heights, I always felt my hometown was special. We were diverse, integrated, and rose above racial politics. So why are Black families now leaving? I went back home to find out.

My @nytimes report (w/ no paywall), edited by @kitastew: https://t.co/ZIlPs58yuJ

[Academic Exit @academic_exit]

PhDs: top cultural norm/quirk of academia that you're happy to be away from now that you work outside of academe...GO👇

[altagracia @jardindegracia]

Your garden isn’t thriving because every time a flower blooms you cut it to prove to someone else that you’re a gardener. Focus, please.

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Professors are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a PhD--and this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities https://t.co/RmWXoGl2ab

A third of faculty at top-ranked universities report that their parent has a PhD 30% versus 19% at lower-ranked institutions.

[Alan V. Grigsby @algrigs]

I took an assessment for HSP (highly sensitive person) and scored off the charts. I have lots of feelings and thoughts about this so I'm going to go now. 🤣

[Alan V. Grigsby @algrigs]

Opens Experian email: "Email Address was found on the Dark Web"
Scrolls down: "Potentially Breached Site: Twitter"

[Alan V. Grigsby @algrigs]

https://t.co/ZL93SfWhuH

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

pre-elon twitter: pls free me from this hellsite

post-elon twitter: Everyday with you all has been a gift. I owe my career, my friendships, and my marriage to this community. I’ve fostered compassion and activism each and everyday with you all, fighting the good fight (1/40)

[Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi]

Being on search committees has confirmed for me how arbitrary success in academia is. Yes, you have to be smart and capable to make it. But you could have been just as smart and just as capable and not made it. Basically, we work our asses off to buy a lottery ticket.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

In summary:

(1) Family time is limited—cherish it.

(2) Friend time is limited—prioritize real ones.

(3) Partner time is significant—never settle.

(4) Children time is precious—be present.

(5) Coworker time is significant—find energy.

(6) Alone time is highest—love yourself.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.

The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.

Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

You know you’re growing when you don’t run from silence, when stillness isn’t unbearable, when moments of solitude are a gift not a punishment