Thanks for the comments!
As to SciencePerson101, you may not like my singing, which is of course your prerogative. However, I would like to make the strong case to anyone else reading this thread, that being a "good PhD student", by which I assume you mean to be a stereotypical lab slave who dedicates 100% of their life and concerns to the lab, is something that has absolutely no correlation with how well that person does science, or perhaps more importantly, how they succeed in life after graduate school. Because you do know that we all have to graduate at some point, right? And I did, which is why it took me a year after conceiving this project to actually finish it; too busy writing, defending, and starting my first job.
It's a fact that more and more PhDs are unable to find satisfaction, or even an open position, in the standard academic path these days, and in this extremely competitive environment when one faculty position might see 300 very well qualified applicants, it's just a matter of life that you will probably find yourself in need of investigating a so-called "alternative" career. Or perhaps you discover after the PhD that for whatever reason, academia or industry lab research just isn't for you.
What then? What will all those days of being a "good PhD student" do for you now?
Let me tell you, in these cases, having organized events, having a strong human network through outside activities, having some published non-science writing or some proven artistic skillsets, having evidence of product or project leadership and creation; these things may very well mean the difference between a start in a new career, or being stuck in a 3rd postdoc making 45K as a 30 year old.
And you'll probably just be a happier, healthier person, too.
This is just my opinion, but it's one that has served me well, and one that many more graduate students should keep in mind: there is more to life than the lab even during a PhD, and for not just your own mental and social health, but also for the health of your resume and future career, please do other things you enjoy! You never know where these projects can take you, who you may meet and what opportunities within and outside science you may happen upon. Besides, life is just too short to spend in a basement taking confocal images 24/7