a hugely empowering thing is to internalise that your elders/supervisors/overlords/idols are: - flawed - lucky - not better than you
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(not saying that's easy, but it's always true)
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Yes, and to recall they are better in important ways. I.e., at telling you how to move onwards in career, etc etc. Assuming they are acting
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in good faith, which should be your basic assumption anyway until proven otherwise.
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Many people I have noticed doubt their supervisor in ways that are counter productive to getting work done. I have noticed this a lot.
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They tend to do it because they are naive. This is one area your adviser is more experienced at.
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Replying to @o_guest @maria_ndrnh and
Interesting - I basically never assume people are acting in good faith. I am deeply suspicious of authority as a matter of self defence.
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I respect and trust many people but that comes after a long process of trying to understand their motivations and constraints, and even then
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But you can see how that might make a phd harder, right? I don't hold that against you btw!
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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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