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Should I go to graduate school?
Should I go to graduate school?
My goal is to make this graduate school question easier for you to answer than it was for me.
Sarah Simpkins
Mar 10
Philosophy with a side of Economics
Philosophy with a side of Economics
Learning what is valuable
Sarah Simpkins
Feb 17, 2023
The First Quarter of 2021 in Books
The First Quarter of 2021 in Books
All the books I read in January, February, and March
Sarah Simpkins
Apr 28, 2021
How to Create Your Own Self-Learning Project
How to Create Your Own Self-Learning Project
An amateur’s guide to autodidacticism
Sarah Simpkins
Feb 6, 2021
A Few Things I’ve Learned About Learning
A Few Things I’ve Learned About Learning
A roundup of tips, lessons, and resources from 2020
Sarah Simpkins
Jan 9, 2021
The Practice by Seth Godin: Thoughts and Ideas
The Practice by Seth Godin: Thoughts and Ideas
A book response
Sarah Simpkins
Jan 3, 2021
I may be an academic rebel
I may be an academic rebel
Reflections from a wannabe academic… that may no longer want to be an academic.
Sarah Simpkins
Dec 28, 2020
Poor Economics: Takeaways, Thoughts, and Ideas
Poor Economics: Takeaways, Thoughts, and Ideas
Compared to other books I’ve read about global poverty, Poor Economics struck me as modest, patient, and ultimately optimistic.
Sarah Simpkins
Oct 23, 2020
Is There a More Efficient Way to Get Into a Graduate Economics Program?
Is There a More Efficient Way to Get Into a Graduate Economics Program?
There has to be a better way. Right?
Sarah Simpkins
Oct 22, 2020
What Do Top Economics PhD Programs Require?
What Do Top Economics PhD Programs Require?
An introduction to the pile of prerequisites
Sarah Simpkins
Aug 19, 2020
How Do We Avoid Dabbling (So We Can Actually Learn)?
How Do We Avoid Dabbling (So We Can Actually Learn)?
Multidisciplinary learning projects require a balance between broad surveys and deep work, but that can be a difficult balance to achieve.
Sarah Simpkins
Aug 4, 2020
Don’t Understand Something? Write About It.
Don’t Understand Something? Write About It.
Thoughts on how to close information gaps
Sarah Simpkins
Jul 18, 2020
So You Want to Change the World. Now What?
So You Want to Change the World. Now What?
Thoughts on ranking the world’s problems
Sarah Simpkins
Jul 4, 2020
What Is The Most Important Question About Graduate School?
What Is The Most Important Question About Graduate School?
The most important question about graduate school isn’t about graduate school at all.
Sarah Simpkins
Jun 24, 2020
What is The Aspiring Academic and Why Should You Read It?
What is The Aspiring Academic and Why Should You Read It?
If you have questions about graduate school, life as a graduate student, or academia in general, you’ve come to the right publication.
Sarah Simpkins
Jun 16, 2020
What Should I Study in Graduate School?
What Should I Study in Graduate School?
Time to find the library card…
Sarah Simpkins
Jun 9, 2020
What Is The Point of Graduate School?
What Is The Point of Graduate School?
One aspiring academic’s theory
Sarah Simpkins
Jun 5, 2020
Where Do You Begin When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know?
Where Do You Begin When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know?
The Internet is a great resource… especially when you know what to ask it
Sarah Simpkins
May 31, 2020
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