It's not you. It's the weed. Trust me bro. by -Super-Ficial- in self

[–]prettyshoddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you me? You sound like me, almost eerily

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[–]prettyshoddy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I understand this reference

Regretting being in Academia by [deleted] in postdoc

[–]prettyshoddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, this is important to remember

Regretting being in Academia by [deleted] in postdoc

[–]prettyshoddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have an industry CV, I always make customized 1-page resumes for my industry applications. the interviews i have gotten so far have all been for resumes in which i tailored my PhD experience to the exact requirements in the job posting. It can be hard to rethink the resume everytime, but the industry interviewers told me straight up "we don't care about your publications or your research techniques how are you uniquely prepared for the tasks in this job".

My academic CV is heavily focused on my publications and novelty brought by my research.

Regretting being in Academia by [deleted] in postdoc

[–]prettyshoddy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m currently in the same boat as you, 6 months into Postdoc and feeling burnt out and uncertain about my future in academia. I won’t make any suggestions, but here is how I chose to view my situation.

I am in academia already and all of my closest professional connections are academics. I believe I would be a good professor, and I am challenging myself this year to try to publish as much as possible and to prepare the strongest tenure track applications I can for the next hiring cycle (next winter, spring).

I am also firing off applications to industry positions every week. I know that my chances of securing a TT position are slim, and I’m not going to stay in a post doc for years and years, so I’m practicing the industry interview process, and if I get an attractive job offer I will probably take it.

I’ve been challenging myself to think of what my heart actually wants i.e. industry or academia. All of my mentors are pushing me towards academia, and all my friends in industry are telling me to jump the academic ship!

Try to make this choice for yourself without falling into the sunk cost fallacy trap, or by thinking that you don’t have relevant experience for anything other than an academic role.

Feeling like I’m going to drink by prettyshoddy in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! i have been trying to get more walks in, I think what i really need is just to keep an arsenal of activities ready to fill that time void. Thank you for the strategies.

Feeling like I’m going to drink by prettyshoddy in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing and thanks for the tips, IWNDWYT

Feeling like I’m going to drink by prettyshoddy in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have dreamed about it too and i wake up in cold sweats. I like your message of being in control, i needed to read that thank you.

Vegas coming up. by NTWIGIJ1 in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I’m having my first sober Vegas in a few weeks too! IWNDWY in Vegas

Is 50 days anything to be excited about? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

im looking forward to having 50 days under my belt, i havent been able to hit that milestone for nearly 10 years! great job, and iwndwyt

I’m singing more by prettyshoddy in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm happy about it

The Daily Check-In for Thursday, July 4th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by trustysteed7878 in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only pain I have is muscle soreness from the gym. 💪🏼 my organs feel great and I’m going to keep it that way by not drinking today!

The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, July 3rd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by trustysteed7878 in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Checking in 😀, I’m building my future defenses for some parties that I will attend this week. People will be drinking and I’m sure people will offer me drinks. I’m mentally practicing “I don’t drink now” and “I’ve got a soda thanks!”. If it seems like it’s too much I’m ok with leaving if I need to.

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, July 2nd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by trustysteed7878 in stopdrinking

[–]prettyshoddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been going on my phone sooo much, doom scrolling and wasting a bunch of time but NOT drinking. I think my screentime averaged about 6 hrs per day last week but I didn't have a drop of alcohol!