Philosophy
As someone who has never left the cozy confines of academia since my days before Tom and Jerry nursery school (it was much better on the days you got to be Jerry), I am curious whether there is the equivalent to finals week out there. Every student you see this week is walking around exhausted, stressed out, pulling all-nighters because everything they've been working on (or, in some cases, not working on) for the last several months is on the line and it all comes down to their performance on a single assessment. Is there the same sort of culminating climax in other lines of work? Are there similar levels of stress? Did finals week prepare you well for it? Can you come to your big presentations unshowered and wearing pajamas?
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Philosophy
Is There Final Exam Week in the "Real World"?
As someone who has never left the cozy confines of academia since my days before Tom and Jerry nursery school (it was much better on the days you got to be Jerry), I am curious whether there is the equivalent to finals week out there. Every student you see this week is walking around exhausted, stressed out, pulling all-nighters because everything they've been working on (or, in some cases, not working on) for the last several months is on the line and it all comes down to their performance on a single assessment. Is there the same sort of culminating climax in other lines of work? Are there similar levels of stress? Did finals week prepare you well for it? Can you come to your big presentations unshowered and wearing pajamas?
- Is Stress A Choice?
Interesting question popped up in a conversation last night and wondered what you folks thought about it. Is stress a choice? Do you choose to be stressed out by something or is it something that is not a matter of one's own control? We can practice...
- What's The Difference: Work, Job, And Labor
David Brooks was rooting FOR Duke in the NCAA men's basketball championship. By itself, that is sufficient for condemnation on character grounds, but then he spelled out his reason -- the Duke players are "paragons of privilege" and in line with the...
- Testing And Stress
Guest-post today from Jim B. Steve?s post from two weeks ago, ?Campus Mental Health and False Urgency?, brought to light some interesting correlations between course work and an increase amount of mental illness on college campuses.?That while students...
- Best American Corporations
So, we've talked a lot about corporations this week. It's the 4th of July and we're about to head up to the land of Ben and Jerry's. So, who would be on the list of best American corporations and/or companies? I nominate Dr. Bronners....
- Comprehensive Exams
[Note: I did not have my philosopher look this over today because I was in a hurry, so there might be serious errors or lapses in judgment. Please excuse me in advance]. Perhaps you?ve heard rumors of a terrible test or a series of terrible tests that...