tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post7404190953643553759..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: My dissertation is DONE! Now what?Field Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-29408800571367361672007-05-27T10:37:00.000-07:002007-05-27T10:37:00.000-07:00Congratuations.I did exactly the same thing; I acc...Congratuations.<BR/><BR/>I did exactly the same thing; I accepted a dream job NOT in academia and, 3000 away and isolated from the dysfunctional environment of academia, did more focused work on my dissertation in 4 months than I had in four years. I managed my committee (albiet, via email and mailed packages), rather than vice versa. All excuses for completing the task were removed. I just defended and was signed off for "approval" this past Monday. I jumped through a few additional university hoops, and got on a plane for the west coast. To say the entire process was anti-climactic... is a gross understatement. I realize there were so many aspects of my life that I put "on hold" until "after the dissertation was done". Now that's not an obstacle. <BR/><BR/>I thought the process would make me a better thinker, a more holistic person, a broadly educated scholar. I thought it would greatly challenge me - the defense was so uneventful. Not a single challenging, insightful (or inciteful) question or comment was raised. I have not been challenged - I have read a mountain of literature, challenged theorms, thought deeply about my discipline, read broadly and deeply... for what? <BR/><BR/>I would love to hear others' comments about the "doctoral experience". I imagined I'd be overjoyed, relieved, "expert"... or something. <BR/><BR/>I found the entire experience...flat.Cheryl McCormick, Executive Director, American Cetacean Society (ACS)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02110840962316491269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-65879626885140624862007-03-26T13:17:00.000-07:002007-03-26T13:17:00.000-07:00Congrats on finishing! I hope you find something ...Congrats on finishing! I hope you find something that you enjoy.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538444339633484256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-12079107054982792802007-03-21T19:48:00.000-07:002007-03-21T19:48:00.000-07:00Congrats on finishing! That's fabulous! :)Congrats on finishing! That's fabulous! :)comebacknikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115979340961629983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-7033724843989835422007-03-21T13:40:00.000-07:002007-03-21T13:40:00.000-07:00Congrats on the dissertation! Quite an accomplishm...Congrats on the dissertation! Quite an accomplishment!DancingFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309494766930447380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-87254257649161890882007-03-21T09:24:00.000-07:002007-03-21T09:24:00.000-07:00Thanks you guys! Ponderingfool, my huzzy can move...Thanks you guys! <BR/><BR/>Ponderingfool, my huzzy can move and he would if I wanted us to. It's just that I am very happy where we live - with the climate, quality of life, safety, access to both our families, etc. There are drawbacks, but the personal cost/benefit ratio of moving away isn't as favorable as staying put - at least for the time being. A year of having no satisfying employment will change that! If my dream job comes a long and that requires us to move, I am sure my huzzy will make the move with me. He has already once before :-) for grad school.Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-47371360112548209722007-03-21T08:37:00.000-07:002007-03-21T08:37:00.000-07:00I think you should do what makes you happy and put...I think you should do what makes you happy and puts a smile on your face... no matter what it may be.Stormy The Sheltiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801418245035303921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-56643872487680984232007-03-21T05:39:00.000-07:002007-03-21T05:39:00.000-07:00Congrats on the dissertation! I won't be so callo...Congrats on the dissertation! I won't be so callow as to predict the future, but I hope it involves self-fulfilment and enough money, too.Beth Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715870904693186926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-75133784149818497052007-03-21T04:30:00.000-07:002007-03-21T04:30:00.000-07:00Congrats on the dissertation. Did you find it ant...Congrats on the dissertation. Did you find it anti-climatic? I found it to be so. First when I went to deliver it to my committee members. Known of them were in their office, so I just dropped it off. Then after my defense and then after dropping of my thesis with the grad school administrative office. It is stacks of work that know one is going to read again. I guess that is why I am writing articles based on them.<BR/><BR/>Is there any possibility you husband can move? Why is his current job valued more than the possibility of your dream job if I may ask (at least that is how I read it)? <BR/><BR/>I am in a similar boat. My significant other has a job she loves, she can move but who knows if she will get a job that fits her so well.. Not to mention a move would take her away from her family. Feel very guilty for being the cause of this down the line.PonderingFoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767758746935185528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-38362975134065083862007-03-20T19:23:00.000-07:002007-03-20T19:23:00.000-07:00Congrats on finishing your dissertation!Congrats on finishing your dissertation!Twicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334342522473919913noreply@blogger.com