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Does anyone realize that this document is not meant to describe what it is like to get a Ph.D. but instead meant to encourage people in science to continue ther
by jostmey 14y ago
Does anyone realize that this document is not meant to describe what it is like to get a Ph.D. but instead meant to encourage people in science to continue there research?
At the very end of the document, the Author explains that his son is ill from a rare genetic disorder, and wishes that a cure existed.
- ams6110 14y agoAs I was scrolling down, and saw the "Related Posts" heading, I assumed that the actual content part of the page was at an end and the remainder was just footer material, links, etc. If the author wishes to make this point more obvious, he shoudn't be effectively burying it in a footnote.
- alaskamiller 14y agoHe's being classy by showing you the goods first before asking you for a tip at the end.
- ijk 14y agoI read it as both. And, frankly, having been a graduate student, they can take all of the encouragement they can get while they're working on their PhD.