Indeed we find ourselves unequal, except with much difficulty, to achieving a scientific comprehension of what is accessible to our bodily senses or of what we ourselves are in the inner man. Yet for all that there is no effrontery in burning to know, out of faithful piety, the divine and inexpressible truth that is above us, provided the mind is fired by the grace of our creator and savior, and not inflated by arrogant confidence in its own powers. ((Augustine. The Trinity. Translated by Edmund Hill. Vol. 5 The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century, Edited by John E. Rotelle. Brooklyn, NY: New City Press, 1990. Book V, Prologue.))

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Overcoming the #ABD Imposter Syndrome

Overcoming the #ABD Imposter Syndrome

I came across a great article today at the ABD Survival Guide that talks about overcoming the feeling that you are an imposter. This has been one of my biggest struggles in the PhD process. I constantly tell myself, “You aren’t smart enough to get a...

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