Lena Young

Do what you love; love what you do

[academicssay]

When you take a 10 minute writing break and it accidentally lasts six months

[wonderwomangrad]

I’m so deep in academia that I’m pretty sure I think in 12 point Times New Roman font. 

[livinglowercarb]

[somepiecesofmyheartandsoul-deac]

[roboticsisforgirlstoo]

My notes on Lean Production on this 5 subject spiral notebook my boyfriend gave me, I love it!

[this-fit-girl-deactivated202004]

[jetsetter-life]

[caffeinatedcraziness]

Get comfortable with the phrase “I don’t know”.

Me when asked for general grad school advice. 

And I mean this in the way that you should realize that it’s okay to feel like you don’t know what you’re doing. You’re learning, after all. But you should also use this feeling as a way to reach out to the various resources that are there to help you and ask lots of questions!

(via caffeinatedcraziness)

[phdstudents]

when i get asked probing questions about my research

[wonderwomangrad]

An innocent, pure, and well balanced soul: “What is it like being a grad student?”

Me, squinting bloodshot eyes over the rim of a thrice reheated coffee: “Well… ‪today’s dinner is saltines and starbursts - which I suppose is an improvement over last week’s coffee and beef jerky.‬ I was in the shower for a full thirty seconds this morning before I realized I was still wearing my pajamas. And I was proud of making time for breakfast until my partner texted me that I’d put the box of cereal back in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard when I was done. The notification sound for my emails is rage inducing and my advisor is, unequivocally, the ruler of my universe. I regard him with the appropriate devotion, terror, and bewildered anger. I have no neutral feelings towards gradschool but instead wildly oscillate between being apathetic, incandescently happy, and savagely bitter.”

*what I actually say* “It’s good.”

[whatshouldwecallgradschool]

WHEN MY FAMILY ASKS ME WHY I’M IN GRAD SCHOOL

[catsofinstagram]

[mythologays-deactivated20160416]

“what do you want for your birthday?”

my motivation back. a normal sleep schedule. a sense of purpose. some socks would be nice too

[eatsleeptrainstudysmilerepeat]

If this was guaranteed, I will be the happiest, most glorious human in 3.5 months. Also, if it's not too much to ask, can we add "break procrastination habit"?

If not, I'll ask Santa.

[orriculum]

My boss’s first language isn’t English. However, she loves giving inspirational speeches to everyone. I think today she was trying to tell us “don’t just stand around looking pretty”, but what she actually said was “WE DONT HAVE TIME TO BE SEXY”.

[eatsleeptrainstudysmilerepeat]

LOL as I'm up doing work, hearing everyone stumbling home from the bars. Yep

[tupacabra]

a soulmate is a person that won’t complain about any of my music when i put my ipod on shuffle

[a-soft-suicide-deactivated20131]

i complain about my own music when its on shuffle what are you talking about

[eatsleeptrainstudysmilerepeat]

This is why I don't put my music on shuffle.

[gradstudentssay]

"I eat most of my meals standing up in the kitchen...while reading articles."

[eatsleeptrainstudysmilerepeat]

This is life in a nutshell.

[xplicitvisuals]