DR. KATHERINE S. CHO

  • Home
  • About
  • The Work
    • Research & Projects
    • Pedagogy & Teaching
    • Designs
  • Resources
    • "Me"-Sourced
    • "Out"-Sourced
    • Opportunities & Due Dates
    • Templates, Layouts
  • Reflections
  • Home
  • About
  • The Work
    • Research & Projects
    • Pedagogy & Teaching
    • Designs
  • Resources
    • "Me"-Sourced
    • "Out"-Sourced
    • Opportunities & Due Dates
    • Templates, Layouts
  • Reflections

PROCESSING

ENTRIES OF Things I am learning. Things I have learned.
Reflections. IdeaS. DREAMS.

Highly-Functional

2/28/2020

 
This year has been rough for a variety of reasons, both for myself and for my peers. Many of us went  (and are still going) through the job market. We are writing and finishing our respective dissertations, applying for grants, teaching sections/classes, creating conference proposals, and on and on and on. And through it all, are the spikes of anxiety, the overwhelming feelings that we are imposters, and different manifestations of our stress. 

What I've noticed through personal reflection and observing my peers, is that a lot of us probably fall under the category of "anxious yet highly functional." I'm sure there's a more accurate, scientific term. But what I've seen and experienced within this idea, is how we'll go through cycles of extreme stress that manifest into highly productive/functional behavior on paper— cleaning our apartments, baking, writing blog posts (wink!), bullet journaling (wink wink!), starting a new hobby, etc.— that make us look accomplished... and yet, we're not progressing with the actual thing that causes the stress. 

The reason I point this out, is because... well in all frankness, the work will still get done. My favorite phrase that my peers and I trade as comfort is, "You're gonna push through... because you don't have a choice." And it's hilarious, pithy, not-sympathetic, and yet an oddly comforting sentiment that we're gonna get it, because we have to. And in the meantime, check in with your friends. Including/especially the ones who look like they're doing great: because productivity and functionality is never a proxy to wellness. I spent this week doing the checking-in and as well as being checked-in, and I'm grateful for all the conversations on both ends~ 

Comments are closed.
    What's On My
    ​Bookshelf
    In a year, I read somewhere around 100-200 books. I don't have a TV and I use reading as a form of escape, and I especially like reading outside of academia. It also helps with improving my writing :)

    WHAT'S ON MY
    SPOTIFY
    When I'm trying to concentrate, I like having background music that's super dramatic. For some reason, instrumental music is instrumental (pun!) in helping me concentrate. Most of the songs are Korean-drama OSTs (original sound tracks), w/ a few classical music scores in the mix! 

    Categories

    All
    Random Round Up

    I don't categorize anything other than my "random round-ups" because it takes too much work (insert laughing emoji).

    Archives

    May 2025
    September 2024
    April 2023
    February 2023
    October 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    March 2017
    September 2016
    June 2014
    March 2012

Home

About

linktr.Ee

Photos from homegets.com, shixart1985, wuestenigel, wuestenigel, topten5, urbanbotanist, shixart1985, _dChris, John Beans, Rosmarie Voegtli, iloveroger3, Tony Webster, wuestenigel, 吳錦 (Kam), shixart1985, ttmarketing, wuestenigel, RG in TLV, nickstone333, Treefort Photo Dept, Valerie Everett, wuestenigel, Go-tea 郭天, homegets.com, wuestenigel, wuestenigel, anka.albrecht, homegets.com, coffee-rank, M McBey