I was surprised to read your comment above; I had always gotten the impression that you enjoyed what you were doing. (I also liked the idea that one of LW’s top contributors was a philosophy grad student; it helps to counteract a slight tendency toward rivalry that I detect between “LW types” and academic philosophers.)
How about attempting to get in touch with people you think you would get along with elsewhere, and seeing if you can impress them?
I try to cultivate a cheerful attitude, which often projects. It failed me this semester, so I’m abandoning ship. You’ll need to rely on thomblake for your philosophy grad student needs.
I might or might not try to resume my studies at a later date, but for now, I’m going to spend a month at the SIAI and see if they want to keep me :)
It sounds like you should try to transfer anyway.
I was surprised to read your comment above; I had always gotten the impression that you enjoyed what you were doing. (I also liked the idea that one of LW’s top contributors was a philosophy grad student; it helps to counteract a slight tendency toward rivalry that I detect between “LW types” and academic philosophers.)
How about attempting to get in touch with people you think you would get along with elsewhere, and seeing if you can impress them?
I try to cultivate a cheerful attitude, which often projects. It failed me this semester, so I’m abandoning ship. You’ll need to rely on thomblake for your philosophy grad student needs.
I might or might not try to resume my studies at a later date, but for now, I’m going to spend a month at the SIAI and see if they want to keep me :)