tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post8120369334891294199..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: More of the same?Another Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-19041235419042084222007-02-10T11:20:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:20:00.000-05:00Kelly -- I wish they had, too! I really do believ...Kelly -- I wish they had, too! I really do believe that my blog community has helped keep me sane and focused. <BR/><BR/>and jb -- at least the problems don't include the having to look for a job -- I'm very grateful for that!Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-5592891091383668192007-02-10T10:29:00.000-05:002007-02-10T10:29:00.000-05:00It's also difficult (I imagine) to recognize that ...It's also difficult (I imagine) to recognize that the goal you've been pursuing for so long hasn't actually made your life perfect. I have this idea that once I get a t-t job, all my problems will be solved. In a sense, that's sort of true: my current problem (i.e. not having a tenure-track job) will be resolved; but--as your posts are reminding me, in fact--a whole new set of problems will then immediately arise. There's a kind of perceptual shift there that it might be difficult to make: the adjustment to having a new batch of goals, aspirations, and obstacles. It seems natural for that to be jarring, at times.heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-14560720594202710582007-02-10T09:41:00.000-05:002007-02-10T09:41:00.000-05:00You've pointed out what isn't always obvious - the...You've pointed out what isn't always obvious - the difference between intellectual knowledge and emotional knowledge. Additionally, the great things about blogs is that you can reach out and know that you aren't alone. I wish blogging had been around when I was in grad school - it would have been a great way to not feel all alone . . .Kelly in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345236866213138914noreply@blogger.com