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Regarding "scouting mode", one time proven trick is assembling a large stable of grad students to do the heavy lifting and tackle the boring parts of research,
by Qem 5y ago
Regarding "scouting mode", one time proven trick is assembling a large stable of grad students to do the heavy lifting and tackle the boring parts of research, while one spends most time scouting. The downside is senior researchers tend to devolve into managers. One inspiring thing about the likes of Feynman is it seems they were able to keep tackling problems and doing a lot of the heavy lifting themselves, even late in their careers.
- sandworm101 5y agoAfter devolving into managers, the most senior/successful people reach a point where they can contract-out their management functions and return to doing actual research themselves. Or they are just so great from day one that they tell their bosses they don't want to administer grad students/junior researchers.
- Qem 5y agoEven the particularly successful/well known ones must take care to not fall victim of the Carl Sagan effect. See https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/36/7/2077.full.pdf https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/36/7/2077.full.pdf TLDR: Some current Einsteins may be hiding, in case their peers think they are slacking by wasting time making their discoveries well know by laypeople, and becoming famous, instead of doing their job.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> one time proven trick is assembling a large stable of grad students Not likely to be able to achieve that in the UK!