getting through grad school is no joke, and so lots of advice for grad students gets posted on the web. a list of what i consider to be helpful and thoughtful essays/books/posts will be updated below: 

how to get into top PhDs (by Rachel Meager, LSE Econ)

job visit guide (by me)

one approach to job talks (by me, with beamer materials)

job talks: a talk (by Arthur Spirling, NYU)

giving a (job) talk (by Arthur Spirling, NYU)

overcoming barriers to women's  advancement (by Amy Catalinac, NYU)

a great twitter thread on cover letters (by Guy Grossman, UPenn)

how to approach grad school (by Justin Grimmer, Stanford)

a little lego-based levity if you're feeling down about grad school