Goals / Focus by Year?

[wrighna]

Hi all. I'm going into my second year in a child clinical psych PhD program. I'm wondering if anyone has come across general year-by-year guides for what to focus on in each year. Based on our various handbooks and talking to more advanced students I have a vague sense, but I would love to hear what others think. One big thing I keep hearing about 2nd year (what I'm going into) is that you'll be tempted to take on a lot more, but to make sure you are realistic and don't say yes to every single opportunity. I feel like I've also heard mention that you should start to think about dissertation topics/fellowships, but is that too far down the line? Let me know what y'all think.