With my friends writing so many books, how do I have time to read those by strangers.
April 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
May 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Turns out Medieval scribes also understood the struggle... maybe 😅
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 264
#MedievalMonday
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 264
#MedievalMonday
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
September 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I process requests, not miracles. #InterlibraryLoan #ILL #ResourceSharing #DocumentDelivery #PhDProblems #Seshatica #AcademicSky #Librarians #Libraries
March 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
I process requests, not miracles. #InterlibraryLoan #ILL #ResourceSharing #DocumentDelivery #PhDProblems #Seshatica #AcademicSky #Librarians #Libraries
I am BEGGING job search committees to please stop saying you are hiring a qualitative researcher and then say the position will require mixed-methods work. That’s not a qualitative position!!! #academicsky #PhDproblems
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August 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I am BEGGING job search committees to please stop saying you are hiring a qualitative researcher and then say the position will require mixed-methods work. That’s not a qualitative position!!! #academicsky #PhDproblems
I’ve got my dissertation proposal due in a week and the words are JUST. NOT. COMING. 😩😩😩 #phdproblems #academicsky
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June 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’ve got my dissertation proposal due in a week and the words are JUST. NOT. COMING. 😩😩😩 #phdproblems #academicsky
I think I need to write a grad school handbook for people with anxiety…I definitely could use one right now 😮💨 #phdproblems #edusky
June 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I think I need to write a grad school handbook for people with anxiety…I definitely could use one right now 😮💨 #phdproblems #edusky
There are so many books and resources about how to navigate the system of academia. What if I don’t want to navigate this system anymore? What if we all collectively said this system isn’t working? What if we actually cared about grad students and didn’t exploit them? #academicsky #phdproblems
May 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
There are so many books and resources about how to navigate the system of academia. What if I don’t want to navigate this system anymore? What if we all collectively said this system isn’t working? What if we actually cared about grad students and didn’t exploit them? #academicsky #phdproblems
Often we give ourselves a month to get through it too #higherEducation #PhDproblems
January 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Often we give ourselves a month to get through it too #higherEducation #PhDproblems
I’m rereading this book from undergrad for a Southern history course and realizing maybe this is why I became interested in southern labor, civil war and reconstruction history…also this book is definitely going on my comps list. Also Eric Foner…😂
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#phdproblems #gradschool #gradlife #HATM
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#phdproblems #gradschool #gradlife #HATM
March 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I’m rereading this book from undergrad for a Southern history course and realizing maybe this is why I became interested in southern labor, civil war and reconstruction history…also this book is definitely going on my comps list. Also Eric Foner…😂
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#phdproblems #gradschool #gradlife #HATM
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#phdproblems #gradschool #gradlife #HATM
4th daily meme: Journal maze quest to find the template.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
4th daily meme: Journal maze quest to find the template.
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Wrestling with comments/corrections on my ethical approval submission #PhDProblems 😭 Just whst exactly do they want 🤷♀️ #PhD #PhDEveryDayInApril
April 3, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Wrestling with comments/corrections on my ethical approval submission #PhDProblems 😭 Just whst exactly do they want 🤷♀️ #PhD #PhDEveryDayInApril
5th daily meme: Things I could've done...
What things did you miss because of formatting?
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September 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
5th daily meme: Things I could've done...
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3rd daily meme. Today: Why I started my PhD vs What I do in my PhD 🥲
What is your greatest pain when publishing your research?
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What is your greatest pain when publishing your research?
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September 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
3rd daily meme. Today: Why I started my PhD vs What I do in my PhD 🥲
What is your greatest pain when publishing your research?
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What is your greatest pain when publishing your research?
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January 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I had never witnessed the gathering of so many 1000 page review articles before
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February 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I had never witnessed the gathering of so many 1000 page review articles before
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#phdlife #researchlife #researcher #phdproblems #phdlife #phdmemes #academia #academialife #academiaproblems
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Do AI Detectors Agree?
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#PhDProblems #AcademicTwitter #LitReview
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#PhDProblems #AcademicTwitter #LitReview
September 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Do AI Detectors Agree?
textpulse.ai/research/ai-detector-agreement
#PhDProblems #AcademicTwitter #LitReview
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#PhDProblems #AcademicTwitter #LitReview
Getting a rejection email the day after I submitted an application is a new record for me, but I am honestly just happy they sent one and didn’t ghost me! #phdproblems #edusky #jobhuntingwoes
April 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Getting a rejection email the day after I submitted an application is a new record for me, but I am honestly just happy they sent one and didn’t ghost me! #phdproblems #edusky #jobhuntingwoes
Now, as a group leader, I try to share this perspective with my own students. Confidence and perseverance count for a lot. (3/3)
#Research #PhDLife #PhDJourney #PhDProblems #Academia #AcademicProblems
#Research #PhDLife #PhDJourney #PhDProblems #Academia #AcademicProblems
December 19, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Now, as a group leader, I try to share this perspective with my own students. Confidence and perseverance count for a lot. (3/3)
#Research #PhDLife #PhDJourney #PhDProblems #Academia #AcademicProblems
#Research #PhDLife #PhDJourney #PhDProblems #Academia #AcademicProblems
That particularly historian writing problem where you find yourself quoting 3/4 of a letter over the course of a couple paragraphs and you're like damn should I just include the whole thing as an appendix?? #PhDProblems
July 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
That particularly historian writing problem where you find yourself quoting 3/4 of a letter over the course of a couple paragraphs and you're like damn should I just include the whole thing as an appendix?? #PhDProblems
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Formatting my final dissertation draft for the grad school is making me want to pull my hair out 😭😭😭 #academicsky #PhDProblems
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July 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Formatting my final dissertation draft for the grad school is making me want to pull my hair out 😭😭😭 #academicsky #PhDProblems
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March 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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March 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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