Taking It One Step at a Time

By Emily VanBuren. Three different people, completely unbeknownst to one another, wisely pointed me toward the same book back when I first started graduate school: Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (1994). And with very good reason. As the title suggests, it’s a handbook for breaking down enormous tasks into smaller, more manageable ones.  Lamott relays an anecdote about her brother that probably resonates with any graduate student. Read more...