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The Myth About Inbox(0)

The Myth About Inbox(0)

Learning to manage my unmanageable email inbox in graduate school

January 21, 2020 | Sam C.

After extolling the logistical heroics of Alexander the Great and his Macedonian Army, my military history instructor turned to the class and declared, “Good generals study tactics; great generals study logistics.” To my fellow graduate students, I offer a customized message: “Good graduate students study research methods; great graduate students study email.” In this digital […]

On Becoming a Professional Student

On Becoming a Professional Student

How I emerged from the chaos of undergrad to embrace professionalism in my graduate career

September 23, 2019 | Sam C.

If you are an academic masochist who constantly enjoys being over-involved and under pressure, then your undergraduate “career” was probably something like mine. My (pre-grad) college years regularly felt like a frenzied, unorganized attempt to accomplish the umpteen items on my mental to-do list. I found myself in constant triage mode when it came to […]