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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Replying to @Hao_and_Y @blahah404 and
Another useful heuristic is whether the advice-giver is a good listener and understands what the advice-receiver wants.
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Replying to @Hao_and_Y @blahah404 and
The preference ranking for outcomes is not going to be identical. Harder if there are conflicts of interest, esp. unacknowledged.
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Replying to @Hao_and_Y @maria_ndrnh and
(before continuing - if anyone wants to be untagged pls say - I recognise this is canoe city)
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Replying to @blahah404 @Hao_and_Y and
Yes pls, would like my mentions back...
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FYI sometimes mute thread works.
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