Comments on: Finding balance, doing too much, etc. http://nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/ Karin Dalziel Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:14:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nirak.net - Musings of an LIS Student » I’m writing this post to avoid doing homework http://nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-828 nirak.net - Musings of an LIS Student » I’m writing this post to avoid doing homework Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:13:28 +0000 http://www.nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/#comment-828 [...] been really interesting reading everyone’s reactions to the summertime grad student blues. Mark’s reply to my post made a lot of sense- “I wonder how much being a student accounts for some of this [...] [...] been really interesting reading everyone’s reactions to the summertime grad student blues. Mark’s reply to my post made a lot of sense- “I wonder how much being a student accounts for some of this [...]

]]> By: Sustaining academic momentum « Into the Stacks http://nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Sustaining academic momentum « Into the Stacks Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:29:52 +0000 http://www.nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/#comment-808 [...] Karin, and Mark all posted recently about the difficulties of staying motivated where grad school is [...] [...] Karin, and Mark all posted recently about the difficulties of staying motivated where grad school is [...]

]]> By: Mark http://nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Mark Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:20:47 +0000 http://www.nirak.net/2007/07/13/finding-balance-doing-too-much-etc/#comment-742 Karin, I wonder how much being a student accounts for some of this trend to overextend ourselves? In my case, it certainly does not fully explain it. But.... I am well aware that as a student I have explicitly given myself permission to sample here and there as i try to both broaden my interests via exposure and narrow those interests into what I want to "really" do as a professionally. And, yes, some things need to be tried to be ruled out. In many ways, though, this is a recipe for stress and even burnout. By just joining some organization, especially if it is a national organization, it is next to impossible to discover what they are really about. So we try to join a committee and/or give a presentation and .... This is a big help in deciding if this organization is right for us, but it is an unsustainable model for several reasons. While I certainly do not get involved in everything, and I much prefer to be involved on a more local scale, I still get involved in many things across many areas of our field. I have the feeling that you and I are just the kind that want to taste so much in life that we end up overextending ourselves. But perhaps the added "permission" we give ourselves as students contributes to this problem? I have few answers lately. Here's to a small vacation for each of us! (Attitude and a minor re-definition of "vacation" may be our only salvation for the moment.) Best. Karin, I wonder how much being a student accounts for some of this trend to overextend ourselves? In my case, it certainly does not fully explain it. But….

I am well aware that as a student I have explicitly given myself permission to sample here and there as i try to both broaden my interests via exposure and narrow those interests into what I want to “really” do as a professionally. And, yes, some things need to be tried to be ruled out.

In many ways, though, this is a recipe for stress and even burnout. By just joining some organization, especially if it is a national organization, it is next to impossible to discover what they are really about. So we try to join a committee and/or give a presentation and …. This is a big help in deciding if this organization is right for us, but it is an unsustainable model for several reasons.

While I certainly do not get involved in everything, and I much prefer to be involved on a more local scale, I still get involved in many things across many areas of our field.

I have the feeling that you and I are just the kind that want to taste so much in life that we end up overextending ourselves. But perhaps the added “permission” we give ourselves as students contributes to this problem? I have few answers lately.

Here’s to a small vacation for each of us! (Attitude and a minor re-definition of “vacation” may be our only salvation for the moment.)

Best.

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