Category: writing
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I’m in my first year of grad school. Everything ahead of me looks daunting. Getting through my first TA assignment and set of courses is daunting enough; I can’t even imagine passing comps or writing a dissertation, and the thought of eventually going on the job market is absolutely terrifying. I grad coffee with one…
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People have different ways of focusing while they write or work. Stephen King, for instance, can’t listen to music while he writes, but he blasts it while editing. A friend of mine turns on the noise canceling feature on their headphones and writes in complete silence. A strange subsection of the population likes listening to…
