I have a big talk tomorrow, so my partner cooked dinner, cleaned up, then went out to get two varieties of chocolate because I was tired but needed to keep prepping. He is incredible, and this experience is not an outlier. Don't settle for crumbs when you can have the whole cake.
giving away these pastel caps for you to share with your bestie 💖
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I really hate being able to see problems that are relatively far into the future because most people only think about problems near the present and generally get annoyed when future future problems are brought up. And then you get to watch it all happen over weeks/months.
Here’s my top advice to students considering grad programs: find an advisor who is KIND.
Can’t express the importance of kind, empathetic mentors who support you during this period of growth and exploration, both academically and personally. #phdchat#AcademicTwitter
My old professor’s advice for those in their 20s: “ten years from now, you need to be able to say that this is the life you chose, not one you settled for.”
A future that is created intentionally is more pleasant than one that is scrapped together by avoidance-driven choices.
Heard this story about how the bodies of people who die of thirst in the desert are often found carrying full bottles of water because they’re afraid that if they drink it they won’t have enough left to make it out of the desert