This is Parker. Parker volunteers for everything. Parker always offers to be the note-taker in groups. Parker agreed to coordinate all the social, academic, and personal development activities for the cohort this year. Parker is the leader of 19 grad student organizations.
Parker hasn't thought ahead through the semester - hasn't looked at how these obligations line up with their assistantship or coursework.
That may have been a mistake, Parker.
A few things you can learn from this:
1. I don't know if work/life balance exists. I particularly don't know if work/gradlife balance exists. That said, it's better to choose a few things at which you can excel than to try and do everything.
2. Self care is important.
3. The art of saying no is one of the most important things any of us can learn.
Would you mind writing down that advice and developing a web site to share it with everyone, Parker? Thanks.
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