PsychHopeful2020 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I just can't drag myself away from graduate school content and yet I don't seem to be doing anything productive. With the hopes that I'm not alone, I thought I'd share my list with you guys and you might appreciate it. Things I have done instead of being productive: - Read the class list for my top choice program and reacted as though it was my actual schedule - "That class will be awesome, but this one will kind of suck" - Priced out a gym membership near my top choice program - Created a Quizlet to memorize every random, tiny part of the brain??? I mean, bizarre use of mental power right now but okay, I do have a strong background in neuroscience and want to make sure it stays that way... - Obsessively read the 43 page thread about my top choice city - a city I already live near and have lived in - Mentally prepared for absurdly cruel interview questions, like "can you explain why your only publication is overall very uninteresting?" or "you don't strike me as someone who can handle this program. how are you planning to combat this?" - Watched high school seniors reacting to their college decisions on youtube because I just need my fix of that excited energy What about you? What have you been doing that, in all honesty, is doing nothing to help you? forensicpsychstu, thejellybean and best cranberry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feralgrad Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I combed through the the MFA program results to estimate the absolute earliest I could expect a decision. Turns out it's late January, which I already knew! PsychHopeful2020 and jmillar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychHopeful2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 4:01 PM, feralgrad said: I combed through the the MFA program results to estimate the absolute earliest I could expect a decision. Turns out it's late January, which I already knew! I've been in that mood - the earliest for any of my programs is this week! jmillar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feralgrad Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 hours ago, PsychHopeful2020 said: I've been in that mood - the earliest for any of my programs is this week! I have to wait two more weeks for an outside chance that I'll get a decision. The wait for MFA programs is killer! At any rate, I hope that you get a quick answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnachronisticPoet Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Began applying to teaching jobs in case I don't get into a PhD Started watching old seasons of America's Next Top Model (I know...) Refresh GradCafe a thousand times Refresh my email a thousand times Add another source to my thesis outline Finish a crossword PsychHopeful2020 and thejellybean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus Flavius Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 5:41 AM, PsychHopeful2020 said: What Did You Do Instead of Being Productive? I decided to apply to graduate school. Sigaba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychHopeful2020 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 I did a 1000-piece puzzle while listening to scary story podcasts. But my first-author paper was officially accepted for publication today!!! thejellybean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatecoffee0h0h Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I work two jobs and a revolution is currently sweeping over my country but that hasn't distracted me enough. So: - I'm watching Gilmore Girls for the millionth time - I'm browsing through Zillow to do an estimate on the rent cost I'd have to do in each town/city I've applied to. I've also bookmarked listings I really liked. - I've started obsessively watching DIY YouTubers to get a sense of how I want to furnish/DIY my imaginary studio/1 bedroom. - I've obsessively read threads about two of my top choice towns/cities and found mass google docs basically advising about how to live in these said towns/cities while on a limited income. .... that's me: pathetic, party of one! thejellybean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studious_kirby Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 1/28/2020 at 5:48 AM, hatecoffee0h0h said: - I've obsessively read threads about two of my top choice towns/cities and found mass google docs basically advising about how to live in these said towns/cities while on a limited income. ooh, please share! links to these gdocs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolGrad Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I posted on this forum. Great fun, but not the most productive (at least for me personally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchstress Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Every time I have a big deadline a new playlist mysteriously appears on my Spotify account... thejellybean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejellybean Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I just jello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuletaLover718 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 My Pinterest board looks amazing. I've also managed to start organizing my iPhoto and iTunes. I also have been chasing my puppy. Very productive stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkgts Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 8 consecutive hours of apex legends stuckinconcrete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copdeb Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I listened to a podcast which was about productivity and the topic was ADHD.....I felt related to some of the symptoms so I expended all day making online test to see if I have a Attention disorder....80% of them recommended me that I should see a specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogni Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I usually listen to music and relax, waste time on stupid Internet sites, eat n times a day... wash the floor, go shopping, draw, read a book - I just hate the feeling of productivity, all in all I'm not a robot! I want to feel life. I can make myself concentrate and not long ago I found it good to study/work like a machine for hours, but... it didn't give me any fulfillment and my results were not so good as I expected. So now I prefer to be a living person with weaknesses, It's OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko-Dark Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Doing a PhD is not productive in my opinion. Yorgo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorgo Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Back fifteen years ago when I was doing my PhD, checking and re-checking your email was all the rage. Then FB became really big and it took procrastination to a whole different level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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