A Day of (Exhausted) DH?

April 8, 2013 in Uncategorized

A few hours later, I’ve been at a few hours of candidate interviewing as well as a job lunch.

It’s hard to switch gears right back into my research, let alone my teaching (it simply wouldn’t be fair for me to do my marking right now). Luckily, it’s pouring outside, so I will probably wait for another 90 minutes or so until I can get a pick up from my partner.

My secret weapon. It seems wasteful, but when I'm here I often spend about 10 hours on campus so it seems worth it.

My secret weapon. It seems wasteful, but when I’m here I often spend about 10 hours on campus so it seems worth it.

In the meantime, time for even more coffee (must be cup.. number.. five by this point?!).

In any case, on a day like today when I’m exhausted, I really do try to mentally reassure myself that everything will be okay – that I’m not an impostor – (my first year on the tenure-track and I’ve managed to keep my research agenda going full speed)  is good. But there are always more grant applications to fill out, proposals to read, classes to tweak, etc.

Coffee’s ready, let’s see what I can do with the time I have left in the office.

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