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comment by ilex
ilex  ·  1630 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 9, 2019

It's getting cool here, which means the chickens are all poofed up and snuggly at night. But they are also thankful that it's not 90 degrees out anymore. Hard to stay cool in the summer when you're wearing a down comforter!

There is a lot going on right now, but at least some of it is positive, so that's good. I feel like I'm flying and I'm a little worried because that feeling tends to precede a crash, but it hasn't happened yet so maybe this time I can manage to slow back down in a few weeks.

I spoke with my advisor some today and it seems like I am going to try to take on some more formal mentorship/lab management work. I need to think about how I want that to look and what would be good for the students in my lab. Basically, I want to help other folks make progress and not feel quite so lost and alone as grad school can be at times. I've worked pretty hard to get to where I am now, and it's my responsibility to make it a bit easier for folks coming after me. If y'all have advice, I'd love to hear it!