u/Comfortable-Gate3878

I’ve been getting a steady trickle of Amazon gift cards (about one every 5 weeks) just by setting Bing as the default search engine on my work PC, logging into my Microsoft account once, and then doing nothing else other than my normal work searches that quietly rack up Microsoft Rewards points in the background from stuff I’d be searching anyway

Asking for a PhD recommendation letter feels weirdly intimidating: like you know it’s a normal part of academia, yet hitting “send” still makes you feel awkward and exposed. It’s that mix of impostor syndrome and the fear of bothering someone, all packed into one tiny email.