Graduate Students Need to Think Differently About Time
Ph.D. students should make at least three mental shifts about time as they negotiate graduate school.
"I am more and more convinced that the ways the brain shifts during Ph.D. training can shift the world. The competencies that emerge out of this crucible equip Ph.D.s for the 21st century in ways unmatched by any other form of training.
The Ph.D. clearly has a problem with time, however. Doctoral training shouldn't take as long as it does, nor should it be as hard as it is to find a job that values the Ph.D." [...]
"Gaining time by building and strengthening your support networks is vital in graduate school. So is thinking and making time for your health and well-being. When should you start this necessary work? There's no time like the present."
James M. Van Wyck, InsideHigherEd.com, September 8, 2019 [for the full article, click]
Van Wyck is the professional development program specialist in the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School at Princeton University. He is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium -- an organization providing a national voice for graduate-level career and professional development leaders.