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What Finishing a PhD Taught Me

After four and half years, I can finally politely request that you call me Doctor. It’s still a little surreal, in part because I’ve ended up in a job where my scholarly credentials are less important than in academia, but … Continue reading

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David Foster Wallace – In His Own Words

David Foster Wallace was a remains a literary giant.  This is a speech he gave at a commencement ceremony in 2005.  It’s long, as these speeches tend to be, but it’s certainly worth a read. This is the comencement address … Continue reading

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