As a PhD student I had access to shared workrooms (many seats) but I found them too distracting. Know a lot of friends liked them for...
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...always having people on hand to have a coffee break with, though! Working alone can feel a bit isolating sometimes.
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@menysnoweballes It can. When I was a brand-new PhD my roommate had just finished so other desk unoccupied for a whole year. Very hard start2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@ellisnilsson despite working at home I would generally see people every day anyway, so I felt less isolated. & I had a PhD housemate :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@menysnoweballes To be fair some of the other phds were friendly. But I had just moved to town, lived by myself and starting up a social...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@menysnoweballes ...life in Sweden is not the easiest. It can take years!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ellisnilsson I felt pretty lonely when I moved to Paris - again a place where it can be hard to make meaningful social connections.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@menysnoweballes I can imagine - if the stereotypes are anything to go by.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ellisnilsson It's interesting - my colleagues very welcoming! & I didn't find Parisians rude at all. But social groups hard to break into.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@menysnoweballes Oh good! Sounds like my experience then. Welcoming but hard to break into already formed social groups.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@ellisnilsson @menysnoweballes oh the Swedes, so complicated.
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