毋庸置疑,今天是18年以來,我最黑暗的一天,論文被拒稿,從而引發(fā)的博士延期成為必然,這簡直是噩夢一樣的一天,盡管我心里打了預防針,但是這樣一天來臨的時候,你才能發(fā)現(xiàn)他的殘酷和血腥。
這時候我無意看到Jim Kurose 的一份演講ppt,突然感覺自己這幾年在一個虛名籠罩的地方,吃著幾乎沒有的資源,在痛苦的掙扎,但所作所為也似乎這么久以來,沒這么錯,雖然也不怎么對。 我記下這篇隨筆,關于Jim教授的寶貴建議,一遍我剩下的將近一年的時光里,可以作為鞭策。
"10 pieces of advice I wish my PhD advisor had given me", 這是這個演講題目。雖然我一直覺得我的博士生涯走了太多的彎路,但也覺得如果我一年級的時候看到這個,或許會好上很多。? 這里的十條建議: 1)study broadly。 Take math courses (every math course I’ve taken has been valuable;? won’t have time later; research fields draw increasingly on math as they mature; theory is timeless!) .?這里吐槽一句,曾經(jīng)聽到過的一些功利的學習和科研思維,認為無關緊要的東西,不該去積累和學習,實在是大謬。 Take Important courses outside CS。 You will never again have so much “relaxed”time to study, learn, think
2)?Choosing, defining a research problem.? Pick your problems carefully.?Complexity, sophistication are themselves not of interest.?Simple is sometimes harder!? Avoid point solutions
3)Publishing :?There is life beyond sigcomm,?infocom.?Quality over quantity.? ?Don’t be driven by conference?deadlines. Don’t submit just to get reviews. 這后幾條,我感覺我完全就是反例,但是這些真理,剛做科研都明白,但是小小的6分的帶來的壓迫感以及缺乏高水平指導的痛苦,誰又能體會呢。
4)Time: your most precious resource
5)Learn how to write really well.? 看完之后,我立刻把Jim 推薦的兩本書《Writing for Computer Science》《The Elements of Style》下載下來,打算這個禮拜啃掉,羞愧中。
6)Learn how to speak really well
7)Learn the process of doing research? ? ??grad student = apprentice&&?professor = master artisan? 實在貼切
8)Think about what you want to do afterwards
9)A community of scholars 學術荒漠總是人禍大于其他因素
10)Identify role models??Who does something you care about really wel?l?
同樣以Jack K. Wolf的名言結(jié)尾,?
“Pick a place, job where you’ll have fun, enjoy living, enjoy your colleagues. Without that, no level of success will make you happy.”
明天太陽還會升起,人只要堅持向前,總會有所收獲,當厄運一直來臨,也許好運也不遠了。