With 2018 more than a week behind, I’m sure that most of us are focused on making 2019 our best year to come. I have to admit that I found 2018 to be a difficult year. I had to deal…
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On Celebrating 2018 and Welcoming 2019
Posted in General Tagged with: celebrating 2018, celebrating success, happy new year, new year, reflection, welcoming 2019
On Writing Productivity – Writing Among Others
After years of going through the research stage of my PhD program, watching my cohorts graduate one by one, (feels like) I am alone. It has become difficult for me to stay motivated and focus on making progress in my…
Posted in Productivity, Professional Development, Publications, Skill Development, Staying Well, Thesis Tagged with: Dissertation Boot Camp, Elbow lake, networking, productivity, professional development, publish, reflection, thesis
Doing it Differently for the First Time
We did the year, we had May and half of June to recuperate, and here we are, reflecting. It brings me to a bit of a loss for words because, as I look down at this 7-year path behind me,…
Posted in General, New Students, Staying Well, Student Perspective Tagged with: advice, do differently, reflection, stay healthy
Reflection While in Grad School
As I reflect on this past year, I realize how long this year felt compare to others, and that’s not to say that the year dragged on. In fact, I would say that this year has been one of the…
Posted in All, General, Staying Well, Student Perspective Tagged with: learning, reflection, year-end
On dealing with setbacks in grad school
Once upon a time there was a grad student named Amanda. Between the time she started her PhD at Queen’s and the time it ended, nothing went wrong. Every experiment worked out exactly as planned, every manuscript she wrote was…
Posted in All, General, New Students, Student Perspective, Thesis, Uncategorized Tagged with: challenges, new students, reflection, Setbacks