legogradstudent

[legogradstudent]

Collaborating on a project with several colleagues, the grad student is unable to identify exactly what he is contributing.

#LEGO #PhD #PhD life #grad student #grad student life #grad school #grad school life #graduate life #grad life #teamwork #collaboration #group work #coauthors #contribution #what am i doing here #free riding #when will everyone kick me out

[legogradstudent]

[legogradstudent]

Happy Holidays! May the season bring you joy, rest, and luck on any submitted materials. I'll be looking for all three in various chimneys.

[legogradstudent]

Scheduling all his upcoming obligations for after the winter break, the grad student offloads everything onto his future self.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad school #grad school problems #grad student #grad student problems #grad life #graduate student #end of term #end of semester #end of quarter #winter break #scheduling #calendar #appointments #obligations #delayed suffering #january will hurt #but please do take a break

[legogradstudent]

I am very sorry to say this, but it looks like there won't be calendars for 2024. The company that helps to produce calendars has just stopped doing bulk orders, which is the only way this is remotely affordable. I just learned about this last week, and I don't have the bandwidth to try to figure out an alternative in short order. I apologize for the inconvenience, but I thank you all for your support since I started making calendars in 2017. Who knows? Maybe it will come back for 2025.

Or not.

Who's to say?

[legogradstudent]

For the six of you who might care: More information coming soon.

[legogradstudent]

Repairing his run-down laptop, the grad student is tempted to obliterate the anxiety-ridden piece of junk instead.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad school #grad school problems #grad student #grad student problems #grad life #graduate school #tech #technology #laptop #computer #run-down #repair #junk #hitting it might help #did you try restarting #can i restart my life instead

[legogradstudent]

Throwing a paper together just days before a conference, the grad student rides a turbulent wave of shame and exhilaration.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad school #grad school problems #grad student #grad student problems #grad life #graduate life #conference #convention #paper #throw together #shame #exhilaration #preliminary draft only #please do not distribute #why would you want to distribute this anyway

[legogradstudent]

[legogradstudent]

Submitting his final grades, the grad student awaits the inevitable arrival of undergrad emails contesting them.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad student #grad student problems #grad school #grad school problems #grad life #graduate life #grades #grading #end of semester #end of quarter #end of term #assessment #contest #complain #complaint #to whom it may concern #is there any extra credit #do you round grades #no

[legogradstudent]

"So you're seriously telling me that there are no spells that conjure scholarly citations of my work?"

[legogradstudent]

To the dozen of you who might care: You can breathe now. LGS 2023 calendar pre-orders are now available!

Get your copy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/legogradstudent

[legogradstudent]

Cracking a joke that bombs with his advisor, the grad student contemplates dropping out of the program in shame.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad school #grad school problems #grad student #grad student problems #grad life #graduate life #joke #humor #bombing #bomb #drop out #shame #why did i even try #i can't believe i've done this

[legogradstudent]

Reading something, the grad student barely retains anything.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad school #grad school problems #grad student #grad student problems #grad life #graduate life #reading #book #manuscript #article #memory #remember #productivity #what am i reading #what am i reading for

[legogradstudent]

Taking a nap, the grad student becomes more productive.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad student #grad student problems #grad school #grad school problems #grad life #graduate life #sleep #nap #productivity #productive #i'll sleep on it

[legogradstudent]

[legogradstudent]

Making remarkable progress on his research, the grad student wonders what disastrous mistake will eventually blow up in his face.

#LEGO #phd #phd life #grad school #grad school problems #grad student #grad student problems #grad life #graduate life #progress #research #momentum #mistake #error #oversight #explode #things are going well #maybe too well #if everything is right then something must be wrong