I was asked to advise undergrads about how to start a career while being a student. I wanted to give a detailed overview of what I...

I was asked to advise undergrads about how to start a career while being a student. I wanted to give a detailed overview of how to get...

In December 2023, a recent college graduate reflects on her life after coming back to an old hobby, knitting, during a gap semester before her Ph.D. Feeling overwhelmed by her daily challenges, the complexities of life, and societal problems, she turns to control and comfort she finds in the knitting needles. She observes that the rhythm of knitting allows her to momentarily switch off from the chaotic realm of social media and pressurizing uncertainties of the future, giving