Tag: phd

Notes from early drafts cobbled together

these are a handful of excerpts and copy/pastes from digital and hand-written journal entries related to my personal experience in trying to live a more awakened life. As I find more, I will post in the appropriate dates. (Oct 24 2021) I accept the responsibility of being the author of my own life (Oct 4, […]

Intermittent Ph.D. diary #2

Well, my IRB application for the pilot study is complete, signed off by my faculty advisor, and in the hands of the IRB themselves. Saybrook has about a four-week turn-around for all IRB applications, apparently, which is not ideal. I applied for an expedited review, so I’m hoping to get a response — I’m really […]

The journey continues: Intermittent Ph.D. diary #1

I still contend that the loneliest Ph.D. to do is one in the field of sustainability. Maybe especially in the field of sustainability as interpreted through the practice of design. I can’t be sure, but it’s a gut feeling I have about it. There is a vast community of sustainabilists (sustainabilers? sustainabilitons?), though, so I […]

Too many books?

I might buy too many books. I mean, clearly. Look at the pristine spines on those books on my desk. Nary one of them has been cracked beyond a brief thumb-through. That said, though, I love my books. One of the reasons I like getting a PhD so much is all of the reading and […]

My writing life and software

I’ve been spending some time tonight going through all of the software I use (or say I use) in my writing process. It’s a fairly extensive list with a bunch of unnecessary applications: Ulysses Journey MindNode Scapple Microsoft Word Scrivener Blogo OmniOutliner MarginNote Zotero Evernote OmniGraffle Aeon Timeline Todoist Pomodoro Timer Sketch Paper & Pen(cil) […]