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This Month's Topic:
Managing Life
Conferences are upon us!
At least for us coral researchers! Is there a conference season? Conferences, we have seen, are stressful. Its overwhelming to be in a hotel, conference centre, or resort with all the biggest names and up-n-comers in your field. You are literally on a stage sometimes. If feels like the lights are so bright that you're a little blind, and you're trying the old wives tale of imagining your dream supervisor naked (and isn’t really calming the nerves). Caitlin on a literally podi
hannahkish6
Jul 1
karol was here
The stress is high!
As coral researchers, we are currently at the largest conference in our field, the International Coral Reef Symposium. And I finished processing my data the Friday before. Maybe I shouldn't post this on the blog, but we were four weeks out and I was still troubleshooting my data processing workflow. It’s been a frustrating six months to say the least. Other conferences, I was not stressed. I am a good presenter (I like to think), public speaking doesn’t stress me out -- thank
hannahkish6
Jul 22
“Oh man… I’m not ready for this conference.”
My code isn’t working. I have no data. My presentation isn’t anywhere near what I hoped it would be. I’m so stressed that I’m not even looking forward to going. I find myself in this exact spiral before every conference (in fact…I’m in it as I write this). You’d think it would get easier with experience, but somehow these big, potentially career-changing conferences always manage to sneak up on you. As a student, it’s hard not to let the pressure get to you. We build thes
hannahkish6
Jul 8
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