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Dear Hank & John Livestream Today!! (Patreon)

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2016-09-21 15:33:56
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Come hang out with John and Hank at the livestream, which will be at 1:30pm ET/11:30am MT/10:30AM PT!

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Dear Hank & John Patreon Livestream!

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Luzu

Awesome i made it!!! woohoooo

Danielle E Edelman

Dear Hank and John, I am about to start a masters program and I know both of you have experience either being in grad school or being in a relationship with someone who is. What is you best, most dubious advice for succeeding in a graduate program? -Danielle

Linnea Thorp

I guess questions are asked on the community tab on YouTube rather than here?

Julie Hunter

John I also pull out my own eyebrows and can't stop doing it. Do you have any tips for how to stop yourself from doing it?

Jessica Brown

Goodness, I'm old - I had to google "SJW."

Mark Rainey

Not that theres anything wrong with being a communist! <3 to my favorite bourgeois brothers

Ike
>>2593207

I'm not Hank or John but I am currently in my second year of grad school (in a Western-European context, some things might be different in other locations), so I do have some dubious advice if you want it? Really, honestly doing the reading/work, being prepared for class and developing your own ideas will become far more crucial in grad school. Speak up in class and try to build relationships both with your fellow students and your teachers (because it's fun and because it will help you in ways you can't even predict right now). If you're not really comfortable speaking or presenting in front of a group, try to practice this or even see if there are public speaking/debating training programmes or societies around: it's one of those things which never really gets taught to students explicitly but which can really help you along the way. Try to find effective reading and writing strategies which work for you if you don't already have them - take inspiration from other people but do not necessarily copy them. In general, work your own way, find your own tactics - and try to keep your mental and physical health in check while doing that. Try not to get stuck in a loop of proving how dedicated you are by not sleeping and stressing yourself out or something similar, it doesn't help anyone. See your fellow students as amazing co-learners with experiences and ideas you could never have/come up with and learn from them, rather than being in competition with them. You learn far more this way and at the end of the day, you can all just be in competition with the rest of the world together if you want, which is at least slightly more fun than doing it alone. There is something magical about a classroom filled with people passionate and knowledgeable enough about a subject to be in grad school - treasure and use that. Also, try to accept that this year/these two years are really about studying and developing yourself within academia before you have to get to work, so let yourself focus on studying. Extracurriculars are great, but try to get a sense of how busy you are with studying before you commit to bigger projects. If you can, show up to things organised by your programme (like guest lectures), but also accept that you can't do everything. When you're feeling a bit more comfortable in your programme, try to see if there are conferences you can visit (even just to be there, see the talks and talk to people) and/or if there are academic journals in your field publishing work by grad students (some of them specifically focus on master and PhD students) and see if they have any calls for papers on subjects you're already writing on for you courses anyway - two birds, one stone, awesome possibilities. This is definitely not something you need to be doing in the first months, though - in those first months, just do the work, get a feel for the programme and the people, build confidence and learn (after all, that's why you're there!). Finally: try not to stress out too much. The workload can be a massive shift and it can be a bit daunting, but if you have been accepted to the programme, you can do this. It takes a change of pace, but it's nothing you can't handle. You learn so much in a year in grad school, it is astounding - enjoy that learning! Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great :)

Karen Creen

I wish you did these in the evening when I'm not at work and can follow along live.