[nicw]

Grad school can be like that, moreso if others outside of grad school appear to be moving faster. I'm near the end of my program and I know I've spent most of those 3 years battling my decision whenever I get inspired by someone else's work and want to start my own thing. The good thing though is you can turn that energy into planning your steps, and when you're done with your program you've got a more coherent concept of what you want to leap into.