tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post115501153918282596..comments2023-04-13T02:28:50.870-07:00Comments on Post-PhD Shades of Blue <br>(and other colors too): What have I become?ArticulateDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155101551300904702006-08-08T22:32:00.000-07:002006-08-08T22:32:00.000-07:00Psychgrad, my friend, yes, it does. Even I in my m...Psychgrad, my friend, yes, it does. Even I in my misery can assure you of that. I can't say how, or when, but I maintain a belief that in the end, perhaps we won't win the race, but we will reach the finish line, and more importantly, we'll enjoy the journey along the way.ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155100209484173372006-08-08T22:10:00.000-07:002006-08-08T22:10:00.000-07:00Does it ever get appreciably better?Does it ever get appreciably better?PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160883537054763513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155052253523637282006-08-08T08:50:00.000-07:002006-08-08T08:50:00.000-07:00Oops, What Now?, thanks for the comments. Strength...Oops, What Now?, thanks for the comments. Strength wishing duly accepted.ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155052171149707652006-08-08T08:49:00.000-07:002006-08-08T08:49:00.000-07:00Thanks, Trillwing and Timna for your comments. Tri...Thanks, Trillwing and Timna for your comments. Trillwing, I try not to whine, though when you hear it from your kids, you wonder "where did they learn that?" hmmmm. Gifted child? Um yup. Driven more like. When I was, what 3, my mom tells a story of my experience in Montessouri school in New York. Two older brothers. The older children went upstairs, while the youngest stayed on the ground floor. ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155051522742352212006-08-08T08:38:00.000-07:002006-08-08T08:38:00.000-07:00I'm so sympathetic. The first two years I was on t...I'm so sympathetic. The first two years I was on the job market, I was really dismayed at the changes that I saw to my own personality. I became pessimistic, bitter, churlish at other's good fortune, and in many ways just an unpleasant person to be around. My friends hung in there with me, but <B>I</B> didn't like being around me! And I have to say that even winding up with a job in my third yearWhat Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155044730808015572006-08-08T06:45:00.000-07:002006-08-08T06:45:00.000-07:00my only thought (knowing that there's nothing I ca...my only thought (knowing that there's nothing I can say about the academic job market) was that I scheduled exercise classes to take my mind off of the many elements of my life that were out of my control. it really got me through the last round of interviews/search stuff. <BR/><BR/>besides - I'm so impressed with all of constant efforts you *are* making. <BR/><BR/>take care.timnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985699859449138316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-1155019963720677942006-08-07T23:52:00.000-07:002006-08-07T23:52:00.000-07:00I don't see you as whiny at all. You're just docu...I don't see you as whiny at all. You're just documenting (helpfully, I might add) your strategies for finding meaningful employment. And you're in the process of redefining your mission in life. That's some rough ground to tread.<BR/><BR/>Were you a gifted child? In K-12, my gifted cohorts and I were indoctrinated with the idea that "if you try hard enough, you can accomplish anything." As Leslie M-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.com