tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post1507597320499751182..comments2024-01-26T14:28:14.820-05:00Comments on dirt and rocks: The PathBrigindohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-15477012394461146062013-07-30T00:24:25.357-04:002013-07-30T00:24:25.357-04:00The journey of your life certainly looks hard, but...The journey of your life certainly looks hard, but still amazing! I think completing your master thesis can really be considered as a milestone in life. And I hope that you can complete your <a href="http://thesishelpdesk.com/phd-dissertation/" rel="nofollow">phd dissertation</a> so that you would add a degree in your life. Carolina Gottschalknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-4490431535545994642008-05-04T21:27:00.000-04:002008-05-04T21:27:00.000-04:00Thanks life_of_a_fool. I hadn't thought of it qui...Thanks life_of_a_fool. I hadn't thought of it quite that way. I know I'm very passionate about my research now (previously I was excited but not passionate) and I think that has made me a better researcher.Brigindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-88894725610792864282008-05-03T18:15:00.000-04:002008-05-03T18:15:00.000-04:00I love this story. I think you demonstrate a grea...I love this story. I think you demonstrate a great ability to learn from others, benefit from their experience, and then choose your own path. I often encourage students to understand the consequences and then do what's right for them - this is a great example of that. You're also a fabulous researcher: you decide -- in spite of being a successful path for you -- that you're asking the wrong questions and using the wrong methods, <I>and so you change</I>.<BR/><BR/>Iif more academics approached their lives like this, they'd likely be more personally satisfied <I>and </I>produce better work!life_of_a_foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427532203981697246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-54208441300154454302008-04-30T00:01:00.000-04:002008-04-30T00:01:00.000-04:00K8- I agree the divide isn't legitimate and I feel...K8- I agree the divide isn't legitimate and I feel fortunate that a fair amount of my teaching helps my research. I know it works the other way 'round too. <BR/><BR/>I guess what amazes me the most is that I really had no idea there was any other legitimate path as I was being trained. It took a lot for me to realize that there really were other choices out there for me, no less ones that would make me happy.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Bad Ass - Congrats on getting your student a job. I agree it often feels more meaningful to me to influence my students' lives than the supposed large-scale influence of the research I used to conduct.Brigindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-90388000380094735962008-04-29T08:36:00.000-04:002008-04-29T08:36:00.000-04:00I appreciate this post, largely because I see so m...I appreciate this post, largely because I see so much of my own exploration in it. I, too, had a superstar mentor. It's been great, because she consistently sends projects my way. But I did take a job in the middle of BFE, with no real desire to be a superstar. Instead, I want to enjoy my work, spend time with my spouse, and feel that I'm making some kind of difference. It works very well for me. Just yesterday I found out that my intervention got one of my students a job. I love having that kind of influence in this small, out-of-the-way place. <BR/>It sounds like you've chosen to be happy rather than famous . . . to me, that's a natural choice.Dr. Bad Asshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694462361265180016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-37380846882993326122008-04-28T23:08:00.000-04:002008-04-28T23:08:00.000-04:00Ah...the politics of research vs. teaching. I've ...Ah...the politics of research vs. teaching. I've never understood the hierarchy. I mean, I get it, but I don't think the divide is all that legitimate. There is a need for both (and plenty of room for people to do both). I say, do what makes you happiest. There is no reason to be unsatisfied if you can avoid it.k8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07547334819703279971noreply@blogger.com