{"id":1170,"date":"2012-04-03T20:51:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2012-04-14T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-14T19:30:15","slug":"new-links-dispirited-and-100-reasons-not-to-go-to-grad-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2012\/04\/new-links-dispirited-and-100-reasons-not-to-go-to-grad-school.html","title":{"rendered":"New Links: Dispirited and 100 reasons NOT to go to Grad School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>Have a look at the new \u201cReading Recommendations\u201d links on the right. I\u2019ve recently added Dave Webster\u2019s Dispirited<\/a>, a great blog based on his forthcoming book of the same title. As his summary states:<\/p>\n

When someone tells me that they are \u201cNot religious, but very spiritual\u201d, I want to punch them in the face.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hard\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dispirited argues that contemporary accounts of spirituality are a dead end for human potential, a threat to intellectual rigour, and opposed to social and political engagement.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a small book and definitely promises to be fun reading for the spring\/summer.<\/p>\n

The other link promises to be equally entertaining, or dispiriting, depending on how you view it:<\/p>\n

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100 Reasons NOT to Go to Graduate School<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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This blog is an attempt to offer those considering graduate school some good reasons to do something else. Its focus is on the humanities and social sciences. The full list of 100 reasons will be posted in time. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

With posts like\u00a0\u201cWhen will you finish?\u201d<\/a> and\u00a0It attracts the socially inept<\/a>, I can see why this blog is so popular amongst my many socially inept eternal student friends. Oh, and I suppose it might be saying a little something about me too\u2026 Sigh.<\/h3>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have a look at the new \u201cReading Recommendations\u201d links on the right. I\u2019ve recently added Dave Webster\u2019s Dispirited, a great blog based on his forthcoming book of the same title. As his summary states: When someone tells me that they are \u201cNot religious, but very spiritual\u201d, I want to punch them in the face. Hard\u2026 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-happiness"],"yoast_head":"\nNew Links: Dispirited and 100 reasons NOT to go to Grad School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have a look at the new "Reading Recommendations" links on the right. 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