Category Archives: reflection

July 2, 2013
5:35 pm
by: watsonaj

10%

Today, with yet another 4-year-old in and out of the lab, I have completed 10% of my dissertation data collection.  This is certainly not the first large-scale project for which I have collected data, and it certainly will not be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in dissertation, Grad School, Productivity, reflection

May 26, 2013
8:18 pm
by: watsonaj

Hello from Zurich!

Hello all!  I am happy to check in from the Hotel St. Joseph in Zurich.  I have spent the last week on the whirlwind trip of a lifetime across Switzerland.  Across the span of a week, I explored Zurich, Lausanne, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, engagement, GPP13, Grad School, reflection

November 6, 2012
10:09 pm
by: watsonaj

Dealing with Academic Setbacks

I’ll admit it.  I’m not perfect.  This is something that I think we, as academics and perhaps as human beings in general, have a hard time admitting.  But it’s the truth. We live in a competitive world.  Grant money is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Grad School, reflection, setbacks, stress

September 26, 2012
5:40 pm
by: watsonaj

Sucstress

It’s probably no secret by now that I’m a GradHacker addict. Today they released an entry that so expressed what I’ve felt in my experience thusfar in academia that I believe that any attempt I made at elaborating upon the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in balance, reflection, stress

May 15, 2012
8:59 pm
by: watsonaj

Summertime

We are currently in the midst of my very favorite time of year, that first week of the summer.  Classes are over, grades are in, and this college town, abandoned of undergraduates, is quiet once again. Not only that, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in balance, publishing, reflection, research, summer, Teaching