If being a Ph.D Candidate is your only choice

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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