tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post115030114360714983..comments2023-04-13T02:28:50.870-07:00Comments on Post-PhD Shades of Blue <br>(and other colors too): Acting not as I'm expectedArticulateDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1150415957560598242006-06-15T16:59:00.000-07:002006-06-15T16:59:00.000-07:00Thanks for all your comments. We're all in this to...Thanks for all your comments. We're all in this together, eh? Let's enjoy the ride.ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1150415684908327312006-06-15T16:54:00.000-07:002006-06-15T16:54:00.000-07:00Playing the role and plugging away--yes. It's li...Playing the role and plugging away--yes. It's like the research that shows that people who smile <I>feel</I> happier. Or, as propter doc said more succinctly, fake it 'till you make it.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1150380830569644532006-06-15T07:13:00.000-07:002006-06-15T07:13:00.000-07:00Yes, you have to just keep plugging away, focusing...Yes, you have to just keep plugging away, focusing on what makes academics successful (mostly publishing) until things start clicking, as they surely will. It's very hard and unpredictable, certainly more than most people realize about academia.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1150322304994736632006-06-14T14:58:00.000-07:002006-06-14T14:58:00.000-07:00I think you sound like a pretty strong person to g...I think you sound like a pretty strong person to get this far and I think you've accomplished more than you appreciate inspite of everything. <BR/><BR/>I also think that the most appropriate phrase here might be 'fake it til you make it'. Start acting the way you think you should be for success, and maybe you'll start feeling it. It works for me when stuff sucks but maybe I'm way to 'stiff DrOtterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428353654954650053noreply@blogger.com