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Cumol  ·  3574 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The 2015 Morale Menagerie - Fortnightly Check-in (15th Feb)

Go running 2-3x a week

This will be dropped. No time to do it. Need to find some other kind of sport

Meditate at least 5 days a week for 10-15 mins

This is going great. Except for the past 4 days, as I was visiting friends and had the whole time planned. Still a bad excuse for not taking 20 minutes to do it. But I didn't have the need for a clear mind because I liked being surprised, engaged and maybe a little confused while visiting my "german hometown". Maybe I need to question my motivation for meditating

Set up knowledge base about MDMA, LSD, Psilocybin and Cannabis

Girl that I was supposed to do a journal club with did not contact me. Might be another indication that I have to do things by myself. Making this goal dependent of her might be stupid.

Find a PhD position that suits me/Leave current job

this one replaces my last goal that I had (reading Marx). I wrote my letter of purpose last week, its being edited by a friend right now. Two of my past supervisors send me their letters of reccomendation. One of them had a long enthusiastic letter (with details about my work etc.) while the other simply wrote a paragraph of "I recommend Cumol for a PhD position" and I have a feeling that it doesn't do me justice somehow... The two letters are so different, I fear that people would question the "good" letter.

Applying for the first position once I have all the paperwork. Wish me luck :)





thundara  ·  3574 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I wrote my letter of purpose last week, its being edited by a friend right now.

Feel free to forward it on to me / other hubskiers, I know people on here have helped with editing these in the past.

    One of them had a long enthusiastic letter (with details about my work etc.) while the other simply wrote a paragraph of "I recommend Cumol for a PhD position" and I have a feeling that it doesn't do me justice somehow... The two letters are so different, I fear that people would question the "good" letter.

It's probably on the distasteful end to request them to redo it, but is there anyone who has worked more closely with you who can write more specifics than that? I ended up having mentors / grad students write the letters while the professors edited / signed off on them.

Cumol  ·  3573 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sie haben Post!

    It's probably on the distasteful end to request them to redo it, but is there anyone who has worked more closely with you who can write more specifics than that? I ended up having mentors / grad students write the letters while the professors edited / signed off on them.

I also have another letter of recommendation from UCL where I did my internship. Its 2 years old but is also very detailed and good. Thinking about handing that one in instead. The only problem would be the date. Do you think it is a problem?

thundara  ·  3573 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Unsure, don't many schools need 3 letters? I'd poke /r/gradschool, people there are helpful

Cumol  ·  3573 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Here most need 2 letters. With an option to add a third of you want.

I will try the subreddit