you're not behind, you're becoming | late 20s diaries

Grief has changed the way I see joy and daily life. IN THIS VLOG we spend a week together reflecting on the beauty and growth in aging and womanhood. As I continue my career journey post-PhD, I’ve reached a newfound excitement for the future and all its possibilities! Days as a Dr Newsletter 🗞 : https://drquindeljones.substack.com/ The Daily Column w/Dr. Quin 📰 : https://drjonesdailycolumn.substack.com/ Personal blog 🌱: https://drjonesdailycolumn.substack.com/s/grown-or-growing We’re Productive People Club ⏱: https://quindeldjones.wixsite.com/drquinjones/community 📌 RECOMMENDED READING: 🔗: Mathematical Modeling of Sickle Cell Disease https://academic.oup.com/jscd/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jscdis/yoaf015/8114645?login=false 🔗 : It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Life https://drquindeljones.substack.com/p/its-never-too-late-to-change-your 🔗: What Does a Mathematician Look Like? https://drquindeljones.substack.com/p/what-does-a-mathematician-look-like #personalgrowth #womanhood #phdlife 📌 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: - Mathematics, BS // Jackson State University 2019 - Systems Modeling & Analysis Ph.D. // Virginia Commonwealth University 2024 - No masters :: straight to PhD - Systems Modeling & Analysis PhD program (interdisciplinary applied math) - Dissertation Topic: Dynamic Mathematical Approaches to Understanding Pain Sickle Cell Disease - Number of chapters: TBD - Graduate Coursework: - intro to graph theory - operations research - mathematical statistics* - intro to dynamical systems* - mathematical biology I* - numerical analysis - advanced linear algebra* - discrete modeling magic - applied multivariate analysis* - time series analysis - stochastic methods in mathematical biology* - numerical solutions 📌 TIMESTAMPS: start 00:00 Monday, April 28, 2025 00:37 work day as a research mathematician 01:02 checking in with my bullet journal 01:43 welcome or welcome back! 02:27 learning about writing research grants 07:57 life just keeps up with the surprises 08:39 planning for the future of my career 09:13 no workout today! 13:00 Tuesday, April 29, 2025 14:14 Rest in Peace Grandma Clarice 15:21 decompressing from work + the day 17:51 grief has changed the way I see joy 20:20 I love productivity because I love creation 21:49 sitting in gratitude for living in an answered prayer 22:49 you're not behind, you're becoming 26:30 I am not behind because I am my influence 29:57 what should I do with my hair? 33:44 daily walk 35:47 Wednesday, April 30, 2025 37:03 leg day mobility 37:35 leg day workout 38:16 loc retwist with me 39:05 didn't vlog much at all / recap of the day 41:00 brainstorming options for after this postdoc (terminal contract) 41:50 you need time to accomplish your goals 45:15 how do you measure up to you of last year? 5 years ago? 46:23 work hard and stay consistent because the time will pass anyway 48:00 finishing my retwist 53:00 Friday, May 02, 2025 54:20 summer habit goals 57:00 dinner 01:00:23 born and raised Mississippian! 01:01:03 workout time 01:02:02 consistency in adulthood is about flexibility 01:02:30 listen to your body! you're the captain now 01:03:00 📌 ABOUT DR. QUIN NAME: Dr. Quindel Jones LOCATION: Gainesville, FL AGE: 28 yrs old EDUCATION: PhD in Systems Modeling & Analysis VCU ‘24 // B.S. in Mathematics JSU ‘19 HOMETOWN: Jackson, MS LOC JOURNEY: Since May 2020 For business inquires ONLY †+ Contact: quindel.d.jones@gmail.com or visit https://quindeldjones.wixsite.com/drquinjones/contact thanks for watching! subscribe for more!