See? That's the thing if you don't tell me these things you all I have no idea of knowing because I have never felt this way!
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some very good things emerged from my phd where i did not follow senior advice
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same, I think the majority of really good things for me came from seeing the motivation behind advice and not taking it at face value
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(not that people were being deliberately malicious, just that nobody is perfect)
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I feel you and I also have made terrible decisions including academic ones.
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wait maybe i misread this - I read as "I feel [that] you and I have made terrible decisions"
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maybe it was "i feel you[,] and I have..."
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if the latter then my understatement comment was super douchey!
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Yes, it was the latter BUT I do not think you are douchey!

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well, i don't know, it depends on how many people have tried to fuck you over.
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Haha trust me I was very ruined by phd
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0 pubs remember?
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yeah, it makes life harder! But also safer maybe?
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I guess if you're good at finding somebody to trust 100% then it can also be safe to go under their wing — LIFE'S TOUGH! DECISIONS ARE HARD!
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had i followed advice from more senior people, i would have a worse phd position
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at the same time, some people don't question their pi enough
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