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I have a sign above my desk: "If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn't call it Research" --Einstein As a Ph.D. student, what was more daunting than the reali
by jballanc 18y ago
I have a sign above my desk:
"If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn't call it Research"
--Einstein
As a Ph.D. student, what was more daunting than the realization of just how much I didn't know, was the day I realized that I had more questions than I could find answers to in one lifetime...makes you feel rather...mortal.
- dhimes 18y agoBachelor's Degree: you think you know everything Master's Degree: you realize you don't know anything Doctorate: you realize nobody knows anything
- jeeringmole 18y agoBS = B_llSh_t MS = More of the Same PhD = Piled Higher and Deeper
- Rod 18y agoI am also a Ph.D. student and it's somewhat comforting to realize I am not the only one who has more questions than one lifetime would allow one to answer. It's also comforting to acknowledge I am not the only one who has printed that Einstein quote and placed it by my workdesk. Science is a humbling quest indeed. Quoting Prof. Carlos Bustamante (Cornell): "Being a scientist means living on the borderline between your competence and your incompetence. If you always feel competent, you aren’t doing your job."