I write this to explain in my capacity some of the myths which most of the prospective Ph.D. aspirants, 1st year Ph.D. candidates, and their friends and families hold. My intention is not to encourage/discourage anyone to do Ph.D. but to clear some myths and give a clear picture.
“It is the ultimate goal of life”: […]
Click here to read more...What distinguishes experts from dropouts and amateurs?
Drill. Persistence.
How experts become experts? Through hard work and practice. So where do you stand? To make things easy for you, let me show you a graph by Creating Passionate Users. Now where do you find yourself?
It was a lightening jolt for me when I saw that graph for […]
Who are you?
Whenever this question is posed to me these days, my reply is, “I am XYZ doing PhD in ABC university working with Prof. KLM.”
Is it really who I am? Is my affiliation to some popular brand like my university or my advisor, or my company defines me. As far as I remember, couple […]
Most of you know the power of saying no to things you don’t want to do. Still most of us keep saying yes unwillingly till the point at which we get angry towards ourselves and resentful towards the person whom we said yes. Definitely, we need to learn to say no to unwanted things.
But here […]
