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1、如果读博是你唯一的选择如果读博是你唯一的选择,那么你的心态就会有问题,绝望和不安会伴随你,你也无法做到最好......当有更好的机会的时候,去那个机会比读博更好来源:港大老鬼的日志作者:YaleUninversityStephenC.Stearns 黑手语:很长,但是对有志读博做研究的同学很有现实意义,原文为英文,不乐意自己看英文的,已经表示你没有那种为了做学术静下心的潜力了。 AlwaysPreparefortheWorst.Someofthegreatestcatastrophesingraduateeducationcouldhavebeenavoidedbyalitt
2、leintelligentforesight.Becynical.Assumethatyourproposedresearchmightnotwork,andthatoneofyourfacultyadvisersmightbecomeunsupportive-orevenhostile. Planforalternatives.Nobodycaresaboutyou.Infact,someprofessorscareaboutyouandsomedon't.Mostprobablydo,butallarebusy,whichmeansinpracticetheycannot
3、careaboutyoubecausetheydon'thavethetime. Youareonyourown,andyouhadbettergetusedtoit. Thishasalotofimplications.Herearetwoimportantones:1. Youhadbetterdecideearlyonthatyouareinchargeofyourprogram.Thedegreeyougetisyourstocreate. Yourmajorprofessorcanadviseyouandprotectyoutoacertainextentfromb
4、ureaucraticandfinancialdemons,butheshouldnottellyouwhattodo.Thatisuptoyou.Ifyouneedadvice,askforit:that'shisjob.2. Ifyouwanttopicksomebody'sbrains,you'llhavetogotohimorher,becausetheywon'tbecomingtoyou.YouMustKnowWhyYourWorkisImportant.Whenyoufirstarrive,readandthinkwidelyandexhaustivelyfor
5、ayear.Assumethateverythingyoureadisbullshituntiltheauthormanagestoconvinceyouthatitisn't. Ifyoudonotunderstandsomething,don'tfeelbad-it'snotyourfault,it'stheauthor's.Hedidn'twriteclearlyenough.Ifsomeauthorityfiguretellsyouthatyouaren'taccomplishinganythingbecauseyouaren'ttakingcoursesandyou
6、aren'tgatheringdata,tellhimwhatyou'reupto. Ifhepersists,tellhimtobugoff,becauseyouknowwhatyou'redoing,dammit.Thisisahardstagetogetthroughbecauseyouwillfeelguiltyaboutnotgettinggoingonyourownresearch.Youwillcontinuallybeaskingyourself, "WhatamIdoinghere?"Bepatient. Thisstageiscriticaltoyourp
7、ersonaldevelopmentandtomaintainingtheflowofnewideasintoscience.Hereyoudecidewhatconstitutesanimportantproblem.Youmustarriveatthisdecisionindependentlyfortworeasons.First,ifsomeonehandsyouaproblem,youwon'tfeelthatitisyours,youwon'thavethatpossessivenessth