As a grad student, you're learning how to do research. You're probably surrounded by people who have been doing it for years. Heck, at this point, if someone ev

As a grad student, you're learning how to do research. You're probably surrounded by people who have been doing it for years. Heck, at this point, if someone even has a year on you, their skills probably seem phenomenal. Remember, you're climbing a very steep, very long learning curve. You will fail. You will go down the wrong path and do the wrong thing. A mediocre person keeps repeating the same mistakes. Leak from them instead. Finally, remember that you're surrounded by very skilled people. If you look around and find yourself to be average, you're probably doing great.