tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921611500837644338.post5292896596227404202..comments2014-10-07T21:28:23.205-07:00Comments on Hegemonic Bulwark: Grad school's not baseball--there's plenty of cryingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921611500837644338.post-68563456594745291752012-12-05T12:16:50.266-08:002012-12-05T12:16:50.266-08:00I do think knowing that other people feel similarl...I do think knowing that other people feel similarly is helpful. Because I imagine everyone else easily breezing along with never once calling into question their self-worth. In fact, just this morning, I was lamenting how long it took me to read and was wondering whether I was somehow stupider than everyone else. Again, this probably says a lot about me, but it seems somewhat consistent among most grad students (and faculty?) too...kukkaberrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368299456699554683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921611500837644338.post-36597610332025243762012-12-05T12:07:52.872-08:002012-12-05T12:07:52.872-08:00Exercise ftw! I wonder if perhaps consciousness-r...Exercise ftw! I wonder if perhaps consciousness-raising about this? Maybe a structured exercise in comparing experiences might lead to some sort of epiphanies?Bellatricksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496027890212331698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921611500837644338.post-24888073290569032822012-12-05T12:01:10.476-08:002012-12-05T12:01:10.476-08:00I'm the job doc bitcher!
I don't know -- s...I'm the job doc bitcher!<br />I don't know -- something about the solitary nature of the work seems different to me. Plus, people in grad school are SUPER competitive in a way that's off-putting so you never feel like you're good enough. Because there's always something more you could be doing and (let's face it -- that someone else IS currently doing). And, the thing is -- grad school constantly makes you (me) feel like I'm not smart enough/good enough/capable enough/privileged enough/whatever enough. So, maybe that's just saying more about me and my insecurities, but, then again, it's kind of built into the profession as a whole, so, yeah. In conclusion, always go to jazzercise (yoga for me).kukkaberrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368299456699554683noreply@blogger.com