Paws
@paws222.bsky.social
AZ Economics, English, Philosophy, inter alia… Frequenter of rabbit holes, lover of books, guzzler of caffeine, juggler of ideas, fabricator of words (she/her)
Me: Can we get some headshots for me?
Mom: We have headshots at home.
Headshot at home:
Mom: We have headshots at home.
Headshot at home:
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Me: Can we get some headshots for me?
Mom: We have headshots at home.
Headshot at home:
Mom: We have headshots at home.
Headshot at home:
“A meme for your troubles” should be the new “a penny for your thoughts”
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“A meme for your troubles” should be the new “a penny for your thoughts”
Saw a link to an article published on <<Le Monde>> Brain decided to read it as <<Lemonde>> 🍋 until it sank in… and that’s me on Monday evenings, frens 🙃
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Saw a link to an article published on <<Le Monde>> Brain decided to read it as <<Lemonde>> 🍋 until it sank in… and that’s me on Monday evenings, frens 🙃
Ah yes, one of Remarque’s lesser known works
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ah yes, one of Remarque’s lesser known works
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Thrilled to have worked on piloting and implementing this very timely study with some great mentors! Feedback welcome :)
Thrilled to have worked on piloting and implementing this very timely study with some great mentors! Feedback welcome :)
Does Burnout hurt Performance? Experimental Evidence
<p><span>Burnout is a phenomenon that has received significant attention in the past several decades, with meta-analyses indicating its adverse consequences for
papers.ssrn.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Thrilled to have worked on piloting and implementing this very timely study with some great mentors! Feedback welcome :)
Thrilled to have worked on piloting and implementing this very timely study with some great mentors! Feedback welcome :)
Figured out a Deutsch word from context clues/ etymology alone. Feeling very fly 😎
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Figured out a Deutsch word from context clues/ etymology alone. Feeling very fly 😎
My toxic trait is that I refuse to save anyone’s number until absolutely necessary (using only text context clues to tell who it is) and then I blame myself for texting the wrong person 🙃
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My toxic trait is that I refuse to save anyone’s number until absolutely necessary (using only text context clues to tell who it is) and then I blame myself for texting the wrong person 🙃
Fighting the urge to bring out the ukulele and jam because it’s wayyy past midnight 🥺
September 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Fighting the urge to bring out the ukulele and jam because it’s wayyy past midnight 🥺
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It is with great humility that I admit I had gravely underestimated how hard learning German would be… I am now a reformed woman 😔
September 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It is with great humility that I admit I had gravely underestimated how hard learning German would be… I am now a reformed woman 😔
Missing home this cozy monsoon morning 🤍
August 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Missing home this cozy monsoon morning 🤍
Casually dropped “Datenshutz„ (the universe knows I despise these commas, but I must) into a conversation. Feeling very cool and culturally integrated 😎
August 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Casually dropped “Datenshutz„ (the universe knows I despise these commas, but I must) into a conversation. Feeling very cool and culturally integrated 😎
You know it’s getting serious when Instagram recommends memes and reels in Deutsch 😭
August 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You know it’s getting serious when Instagram recommends memes and reels in Deutsch 😭
To all my Econ ppl on here: what do you think are some essential readings/ media someone about to start grad school in the subject should be looking into??? Thanks!
August 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
To all my Econ ppl on here: what do you think are some essential readings/ media someone about to start grad school in the subject should be looking into??? Thanks!
TFW the short (but mundane) task you’ve been putting off for too long doesn’t take too much time and/or energy
July 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
TFW the short (but mundane) task you’ve been putting off for too long doesn’t take too much time and/or energy
Waymo this, Waymo that— you should be romanticizing your life Waymo than usual
(Don’t worry; I’ll see myself out 😔)
(Don’t worry; I’ll see myself out 😔)
July 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Waymo this, Waymo that— you should be romanticizing your life Waymo than usual
(Don’t worry; I’ll see myself out 😔)
(Don’t worry; I’ll see myself out 😔)
Life would be so different if only my brain understood the difference between being chased by a large predator and completing a small task that shouldn’t take much time at all
July 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Life would be so different if only my brain understood the difference between being chased by a large predator and completing a small task that shouldn’t take much time at all
And maybe to understand whatever’s going on in Real Analysis…
July 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And maybe to understand whatever’s going on in Real Analysis…
Throwback to when, in a fit of pure unbridled ambition, I changed my phone settings to German, only to cry in “I don’t understand any of this” and then immediately change them back 😔
June 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Throwback to when, in a fit of pure unbridled ambition, I changed my phone settings to German, only to cry in “I don’t understand any of this” and then immediately change them back 😔
So we’re really going to call them “skeets,” huh?
November 17, 2024 at 9:19 PM
So we’re really going to call them “skeets,” huh?
Just when I thought I had the whole plant mom thing down … gone too soon but never forgotten 🫶
November 17, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Just when I thought I had the whole plant mom thing down … gone too soon but never forgotten 🫶