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Notes on Surviving Grad School [2976dcf9]

Tags: grad school

1. matt.might.net/articles/successful-phd-students/

  • Must extend the boundaries of human knowledge and convince people that you have
  • First take classes to figure out where the boundaries are
  • Finding a problem to solve is rarely a problem itself. Every field is brimming with open problems. If finding a problem is hard, you're in the wrong field.

  • That's why I recommend that new students start a blog. Even if no one else reads it, start one. You don't even have to write about your research. Practicing the act of writing is all that matters.

    • Write, write write!