tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751096080801562755.post7593668907042081224..comments2024-01-10T07:02:02.377-08:00Comments on SpiderMonkeyTales: Life choices, happiness, and hormonesMichelle Rodrigueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525298555847611412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751096080801562755.post-92193493627245677092009-11-10T18:52:27.587-08:002009-11-10T18:52:27.587-08:00Nice post. I had not know of your blog until you m...Nice post. I had not know of your blog until you made a comment on mine the other day. I agree wholeheartedly with this post. As someone quickly approaching candidacy and transitioning from pseudo-exaggerated (under)graduate to semi-professional researcher, I find that simple things in life unrelated to school keep me sane. That is probably one of the reasons I rarely write blog posts, since I like my free time to be non-primate behavioral ecology/endocrinology related thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751096080801562755.post-66154916207541566952009-11-09T16:45:10.606-08:002009-11-09T16:45:10.606-08:00Thanks for the comment and referencing my post! I ...Thanks for the comment and referencing my post! I am spending every moment working towards that beautiful goalpost, so have left my blogging and blog-reading to wait until I have made sufficient progress (meaning all chapters written).<br /><br />I agree that those grad students who allow for some outside life: pets, hobbies, regular activities like dancing or sand volleyball are all happier and more productive in the long run.<br /><br />I heartily promote having a life outside of grad school. As it becomes the norm, I think all involved will have a more balanced perspective on life and grad school and less jaded "I didn't have a life, so current grad students don't need one either."<br /><br />Have lots of fun with your cat!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483883506195245877noreply@blogger.com