I felt intimidated by what was required for the course, one heavily loaded college semester. With my other obligations I had a crisis of faith ... I wanted to drop out and pare down my curriculum. I came to the professor for some unfathomable reason... he listened, nodded his cloud of white while he considered what I had relayed... he nudged me, shoulder to shoulder... gently urging me to stay, whispering, "It's not hard... there's just a lot of it." Now, you've given me four inviting titles I have never read! I'll start at the top... truly, this is just what I would like! Thank You!
YES! Exactly this feeling! There’s simply so much to do in grad school and so much is expected, you have to learn what to prioritize and where to put your energy into. It takes a while to figure it out and get your own priorities straight, but it’s so helpful when others like in your case your professor let you know you aren’t the only one that feels like this. And so glad to have provided more books to read :)
I somewhat empathize with your experiences, however, I’m a master’s candidate. Thanks for all of your insight and what you shared. My spring semester has also flown by, seemingly…. Our courage and ambition likely generates “imposter syndrome” in graduate school. Keep up the diligence and thank you again for your transparency, that is inadvertently encouraging. ✨🤗hugs! ✍🏽🖋📚📖📜
Oh it’s reassuring to hear I’m not the only one who feels like this! The spring semester is going by soooo fast and wishing you the best in your own studies too ☺️🤓
* Hello Christina, Thank you for conveying a sense of your life as a grad student. Funny … when I was there microfiche was so cutting edge... unfortunately my tech savvy hasn’t progressed much since then - still trying to figure out this battery-operated pocket phone thing.😅 My daughter just finished a masters at Chapel Hill last year; it still seems that most every semester of grad school begins with 3 to 4 weeks of pummeling overwhelmedness… In retrospect, just keep showing up - you’re obviously bright and capable enough to be teaching this stuff some day if you so choose. Look forward to your next post, and thanks again! Soldier on, ~Spike 🥸 .
Thank you so much for watching and it’s so funny to hear about how different research methods have evolved over time especially with technology!! At times, I’m surprised more advancements haven’t been made to make historical research more easy and accessible but I’m assuming with time it might change. Yes, each semester seems to start off with feelings of confidence and being able to do it all, only to then be met with overwhelming emotions 😅
Happy to help you connect the dots and bring your ideas to life 🙌
Yes so happy to be using it as I plod along with my research ☺️
I felt intimidated by what was required for the course, one heavily loaded college semester. With my other obligations I had a crisis of faith ... I wanted to drop out and pare down my curriculum. I came to the professor for some unfathomable reason... he listened, nodded his cloud of white while he considered what I had relayed... he nudged me, shoulder to shoulder... gently urging me to stay, whispering, "It's not hard... there's just a lot of it."
Now, you've given me four inviting titles I have never read! I'll start at the top... truly, this is just what I would like! Thank You!
YES! Exactly this feeling! There’s simply so much to do in grad school and so much is expected, you have to learn what to prioritize and where to put your energy into. It takes a while to figure it out and get your own priorities straight, but it’s so helpful when others like in your case your professor let you know you aren’t the only one that feels like this. And so glad to have provided more books to read :)
I somewhat empathize with your experiences, however, I’m a master’s candidate. Thanks for all of your insight and what you shared. My spring semester has also flown by, seemingly…. Our courage and ambition likely generates “imposter syndrome” in graduate school. Keep up the diligence and thank you again for your transparency, that is inadvertently encouraging.
✨🤗hugs! ✍🏽🖋📚📖📜
Oh it’s reassuring to hear I’m not the only one who feels like this! The spring semester is going by soooo fast and wishing you the best in your own studies too ☺️🤓
Oh I love this platform! Makes it so much easier to take notes!
I know! Making all the mental maps :)
I AM A VISUAL THINKER TOO!!!!!
Heheh me too!!! If it’s not written down it’s not in my head 😭
"... I've been so impressed with the NYPL..."
British Library: 'Hold my sherry...'😁
HAHAH next year I’ll be studying in London and hopefully can explore the British Library too :)
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Hello Christina,
Thank you for conveying a sense of your life as a grad student. Funny … when I was there microfiche was so cutting edge... unfortunately my tech savvy hasn’t progressed much since then - still trying to figure out this battery-operated pocket phone thing.😅
My daughter just finished a masters at Chapel Hill last year; it still seems that most every semester of grad school begins with 3 to 4 weeks of pummeling overwhelmedness… In retrospect, just keep showing up - you’re obviously bright and capable enough to be teaching this stuff some day if you so choose.
Look forward to your next post, and thanks again!
Soldier on,
~Spike
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Thank you so much for watching and it’s so funny to hear about how different research methods have evolved over time especially with technology!! At times, I’m surprised more advancements haven’t been made to make historical research more easy and accessible but I’m assuming with time it might change. Yes, each semester seems to start off with feelings of confidence and being able to do it all, only to then be met with overwhelming emotions 😅