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welcome back to season three of the podcast!! this season, i'm demystifying all the stuff that makes grad school hard that you might not know about, and this week, we're talking about mentorship!

i don't know about you, but i got a lot of advice and gave a lot of thought when it came to building my dissertation committee, but no one really ever talked about building a mentorship network beyond that. so, if that's you too - this week's episode will tell you all about why you need a team, how to evaluate what you already have in terms of mentorship, and how to build strength in the areas you need.

use this free worksheet (download the PDF here) and the reflection questions i share to get started!

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of course, i want everyone to take completely work-free time off this summer. but the reality remains that summer is often some of our most precious time as scholars. so how do we balance the immoveable deadlines of work with the very human, very necessary time off that can also come in the summer? 

this episode has some of my best tips for negotiating boundaries, setting schedules, and dropping into focus mode quickly! enjoy! 

mentioned:

summer camp

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whether it was a vacation you looked forward to all year, or an unexpected break from work, coming back to your desk after time away is not as easy as it sounds. i give you two strategies for combating the dislocation that can happen, all through the lens of jet lag!

resources:

blog post on shut down routines

blog post on unexpected time away

summer camp!

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i have never felt jealousy like i did the day i heard about research notebooks.

but my jealousy can be your gain - learn all about why keeping a notebook might help you develop more insights into your research process! i give flexible examples, and reflection questions to help you see what things you might want to record in yours!

resources mentioned

dr. raul pacheco-vega's everything notebook

LaTeX example

Notion example

the community

Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD! Stay in touch by signing up for my newsletter and get my free webinar on using templates to jumpstart your writing!

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it should be a smooth progression right? you start as a grad student, and you emerge as an expert! a doctor! a colleague!! 

but why does it feel so bumpy? let's talk about all the reasons why you might feel like a superstar one day, and a trash racoon the next - and things you can do to soften the bumps, too! 

and sign up for the FREE webinar on turning confusing feedback into effective edits - i'm hosting dr. bailey lang and i'm so excited!

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i'm not sure what came first - my passion for notebooks and pens, or my reliance on those tools when i feel stuck and overwhelmed with my writing. this week, i'm talking all about the benefits of going pen on paper - to slow down, to be less linear, and to get unstuck! if you've been waiting for an excuse to get out the good notebook and your favorite pen, wait no more! 

resources:

summer planning workbook - she's free! 

summer camp - enrolling now for the rest of the summer! 

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in today's episode, i am going to encourage you to think seriously about your summer plans....no, not all the reading you'll do, or writing you'll get caught up on....but your hobbies. and i'll give you a bunch of research-backed reasons that hobbies might be one of the ways that you can make your life - human and scholarly - more sustainable!

resources:

Rest by Alex Soojung-kim Pang

summer camp

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lately, i've been asking people to define not just the tasks they want to focus on - but how they'll know when that task is done. and it's a LOT harder than you might think it is! this week's episode gives you two strategies for figuring out doneness, and debunks a PERSISTENT myth about how other people know when they're done. get into it!

referenced:

summer camp

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everyone says they're trying to stay on top of the reading - but is that possible? and if so, how do you do it???????????

this week's podcast is all about reading - how to manage it, how to plan for it, and how to think about it so it doesn't bury you alive!

resources mentioned:

episode on citation managers

AI tools for mapping citation networks

summer camp

oliver burkeman on reading piles

his book four thousand weeks

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what's like new year's eve, but even MORE if you're a scholar? the first day of summer - or any time when you're released from other jobs and "get to" focus on your writing! 

however, summer can be a trap! and if aren't careful, you can end the summer even more exhausted than when you started - so listen in for my top three strategies for planning a summer that gets stuff done, but not at the expense of your health and well being.

plus find out about my new summer camp - and don't forget to use the code PODCAST for 10% off! 

resources:

summer camp

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