Comments on: Ready to Chat? http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/12/06/ready-to-chat/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 By: Lindsay H. Garrison http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/12/06/ready-to-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-144987 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:33:01 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=11515#comment-144987 Just wanted to say how great this was to read. My good friend Liz Ellcessor & I have had one or two “Skype writing dates” in the last few months, where we talk for a little bit, but then just leave Skype open while we work. It’s great for the loneliness factor that comes with being ABD, and it’s also great for accountability! Anyway, after reading this post, I think we’re definitely going to try & make our Skype dates a more regularly scheduled thing. Thanks so much for sharing, Nina & Melissa!

]]> By: Voina http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/12/06/ready-to-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-140439 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:56:16 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=11515#comment-140439 I love this post – I kind of have this with my friend Sarah in Australia and you are right that it is so helpful.

]]> By: Christopher Boulton http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/12/06/ready-to-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-140423 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:50:49 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=11515#comment-140423 This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing. Glad to hear that such collegiality extends beyond grad school and even one’s own department. I suppose a little distance can open up unique opportunities for intimacy, no?
I, too, appreciate the need for accountability, and often lean on others to help give my self-imposed deadlines some extra teeth, but I especially appreciate your observation that some of the best peer advising, consists of some mutual steam-letting, listening, and, of course, laughter.

CB

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