As many of you know, I have made some major changes in my life over the past year, including taking the plunge to fully devote myself to a career change. This summer I am neither working nor taking classes, so I decided to devote some time to outlining what I want to do and how I want to do it. Although I am currently enrolled in a philosophy masters program, I am not sure that this is the best place to accomplish what I want to do (I really would need to be a stealth social psychologist with an activist … Continue reading »
Jul 062010
May 192010
I’ve been thinking a lot about ethics lately. No, not the book variety. No, I am not writing a paper on ethics. It’s ethics in real life. You know, something like: Is getting $450 per week worth a little lie or two? And you know what I realized: The temptation is damn, well, tempting! If I say x instead of y – I will get some money! It is as if the system rewards lying. And the only thing stopping me would be ethical qualms
I’ve decided to take the plunge and completely embrace my career change. Rather than continuing to work part-time, I will be devoting my time to my studies. What prompted me to leave a career with a (barely) 6-figure income behind to pursue philosophy? There are two sets of reasons: The longer-term reasons that prompted me last year to make changes in my life and timing reasons that pushed me into doing it now rather than, say, 6 months from now. There are three primary longer-term reasons, which in a lot of ways pushed me further along the path of my … Continue reading »
Pretty much ever since I’ve started going back to school, I’ve been watching out for dragons. I know from past experience that I am most vulnerable to get into unhealthy relationships when I am getting back onto my path – and going back to school is a major, major readjustment of my life back onto my path. And still, they sneak up on me. Early last semester, I noticed their whisper and saw a counselor. It turned out that they snuck in via anxiety. Anxiety about breaking the rules (I shouldn’t give up a career with a great income) and … Continue reading »
I guess I should have known. After all, I’ve been following the Feminist Philosopher’s blog for a while. But it still came as a shock when I counted the number of women in my first graduate philosophy seminar. Four. Out of 26 students. There are three in my other seminar – out of 16. The one article by a woman in the book we’re using didn’t make it onto the syllabus. I’ve been in statistics classes with more women. Based on what I’ve read on the feminist philosopher’s blog, other male dominated fields also have higher proportions of women. Apparently, … Continue reading »
Oct 252009
I had trouble getting out of bed this morning. Only having a full agenda got me out of bed rather than staying there nurturing my self-pity or anxiety, whatever it is. None of the excuses for avoiding my morning walk were convincing even to the me that didn’t want to walk. So, my morning routine kicked in still mentally struggling with wondering if I am smart enough to be back in school. I only have evidence against that doubt from one class so far. Still waiting to hear on the other exams. And even with that class, the little dragon … Continue reading »
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