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> Much of your freedom goes to learning to play politics That's crazy. The way to get a great reference is to do outstanding work. If by 'playing politics' you
by robotresearcher 10y ago
> Much of your freedom goes to learning to play politics
That's crazy. The way to get a great reference is to do outstanding work. If by 'playing politics' you mean not pissing people off by being an asshole or being unreliable, then, yeah, take care to be a good colleague. But almost entirely: do really good work.
- hueving 10y agoBash other people's novel work while peer reviewing it anonymously, then steal it and submit for publication at another conference before the rejection notification goes to the original author. Once someone makes it into the review pools for top conferences, they receive a constant feed of good ideas to harvest in the form of submissions.
- robotresearcher 10y agoThat's the pathological case, yes. People can also go steal cars and rob houses. But they usually don't. Good luck getting a reference from someone after stealing their idea.