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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Replying to @blahah404 @o_guest and
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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Replying to @blahah404 @maria_ndrnh and
But you can see how that might make a phd harder, right? I don't hold that against you btw!
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Replying to @o_guest @blahah404 and
some very good things emerged from my phd where i did not follow senior advice
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Replying to @maria_ndrnh @o_guest and
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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Replying to @blahah404 @maria_ndrnh and
(not that people were being deliberately malicious, just that nobody is perfect)
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Replying to @blahah404 @maria_ndrnh and
My opinion is that whether the advice is good or not is a bit orthogonal to whether it was offered in good faith.
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Replying to @Hao_and_Y @blahah404 and
(The distinction between intent and outcomes.)
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Replying to @Hao_and_Y @blahah404 and
I think it is useful to weigh advice more strongly if the people who offer advice also accept some responsibility for outcomes
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Good point!
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