goals – Erica Anne Price

Marking Time or Making Progress?

So here we are again, with me missing another monthly blog post. But this time, it’s a little bit different than when I missed the post a couple of months ago. This time, something happens to my brain when summer vacation starts, which I’m sure a lot of us can relate to. I suddenly forgetContinue reading “Marking Time or Making Progress?”

Time and Task Management:

Reflections on Post-Coursework Years Chaos. Regret. Stagnant. I think that is the best way to describe what these last few semesters as a Ph.D. Student and Ph.D. Candidate have felt like. I don’t have classwork to complete, classes to go to, or a true schedule to complete for accomplishing my tasks and goals for theContinue reading “Time and Task Management:”

2024 TBR and Watch List: Must-Reads and Must-Watches for Every History Enthusiast

Idea for this post and its title inspiration was generated by an AI language model (ChatGPT, OpenAI, 2024) With the new year comes a lot of goal-setting. For me, it’s getting my dissertation done, or at least a draft by the end of the spring semester, working on my mapping project, and drumming up interestContinue reading “2024 TBR and Watch List: Must-Reads and Must-Watches for Every History Enthusiast”

Reflections on an Uncalendared Semester

Chaos. That is the best way to describe what this semester felt like. Or rather this whole school year. This was the first time I did not have classwork to complete, classes to go to, and an actual schedule to accomplish my tasks and goals for the semester, and I felt it was hard. Sure,Continue reading “Reflections on an Uncalendared Semester”

How a newly minted Ph.D. Candidate prepares for 2023

I realize that I am somewhat late to the game when it comes to “journaling” my Ph.D. journey, at least publically. I do promise that I have some things set aside for myself to reflect upon later, but for now, I wanted to branch out and be a bit more public-facing as I really startContinue reading “How a newly minted Ph.D. Candidate prepares for 2023”