A tweet I shared before: I've been recruited! These ten are the culprits of your unhappiness in reading a doctorate, which has aroused heated discussion among the majority of netizens, and the author mainly summarizes some of the "diseases" of unhappiness in reading a doctorate, mainly including: unsmooth scientific research, no interest in reading a doctorate, problems with the training system, loneliness and loneliness, impetuous mentality, pressure to publish, pressure to get along with tutors, pressure to compare, time and harvest are not proportional, and family members do not understand.
After reading these 10 articles today, you will understand that reading a PhD should be read like this...
01
Have a clear scientific understanding
Scientific research is happy, there are always two sides to everything, the other side of happiness is unhappiness, so whether it is happy scientific research or unhappy scientific research depends on whether you really know scientific research. The essence of scientific research is to carry out unknown exploration on the basis of the known, human beings always have a sense of fear and pain in the exploration of unknown areas, the exploration of unknown scientific research will definitely encounter various setbacks, mainly you have to have a clear understanding of the process of scientific research exploration, the real scientific research can not go through the road to try, do not hang on a tree, do not go to a road to black, really do not work on the diversion or turn, you may see a different scenery. In addition, the real scientific research is a combination of work and leisure, there is scientific research must also have a life to be happier, scientific research tired to relax yourself, if you have been in a state of anxiety, I am afraid that in the end it is not you who make a problem but you have your own problem.
02
Have a clear sense of self
The unhappiness of studying for a PhD often comes from blind recognition of yourself, realizing that you are not actually omnipotent, and realizing that you are not as capable as you think. Realize that you should not make goals and plans that are higher than your own ability, do not be ambitious, and do what you can. The fifth "Nature" doctoral student survey shows that in many ways, Chinese doctoral students are more "difficult" than doctors in other countries, and their happiness is more "low", and the most fundamental reason is that they are not willing to be mediocre. In fact, not everyone is suitable for a doctorate, not everyone has the ability to successfully complete the doctorate, if you go to the "thief ship" of the doctoral study, if you realize that you are not suitable or interested in studying for a doctorate, then there is no shame in dropping out, it is better than going to the extreme because you are unhappy with your doctoral studies. If you realize that your ability to study for a doctorate is insufficient, then you will learn to be willing to be mediocre, do not ask you to stand in the C position, and only hope that you will survive graduation in ordinary people.
03
Have a clear understanding of the cultivation system
The training system is formulated for the large scientific research environment, and we ourselves live in this era, and it is more important to change ourselves appropriately in the case of adapting to this training system. The training system of directly pursuing a doctoral degree after master's degree and "learning and excellence" is not necessarily suitable for you, what is suitable for you is what you want to do and what you can do. Many times when we can't change the external environment, we can only change ourselves, don't worry about others, and don't complain about others.
04
Have a clear perception of solitude or find the other half
Reading a PhD requires more communication, more discussion, solitude and thoughtfulness. About three or five groups of Ph.D. friends discuss and exchange academic issues, and many times will give you inspiration to effectively solve scientific research problems. But many times you need to think independently, to endure loneliness, to sit on the cold bench. If you are single, you can consider your life's events during your doctoral studies, which can bring a lot of small fun to your doctoral career. And my happiness of studying for a doctorate often comes from my little boyfriend, who is also a doctoral student, writing papers and doing projects together, livering together until midnight to go back, and 7117 blessings together. Because they are all doctors, they all understand each other's troubles, and they usually encourage each other. On a difficult day, having someone who knows themselves to support each other together may be the greatest happiness and joy.
05
Have a clear mental understanding
On the one hand, in fact, it is not necessarily the pain of reading a doctoral degree itself, but the anxiety unique to this age, such as the way out, career development, marriage and love. When you don't think about these questions, if you really like the research you do, you're happy. If you have to think about these issues, even if you're not a PhD, if you do something else that doesn't actually solve these problems, you're just as unhappy. On the other hand, to read a doctorate, you must calm your mentality, the impetuous mentality is difficult to produce results, or it is difficult to produce good results, such as the completion of the first draft of a paper submitted to the general journal for successful publication, if you calm down to revise it may be issued in a better journal.
06
Have a clear sense of publication
Admittedly, is it difficult to publish? It's really hard! Is it only difficult to publish yourself? It's hard for everyone! So don't just complain about the difficulty of publishing, think more about how to solve the difficulty of publishing. For example, read more classic literature, read a lot of papers in the field, summarize the writing skills of papers, listen to some courses on paper writing and publication, and communicate with tutors, brothers and sisters about paper writing and publication. Only improving one's own abilities is the only way to solve the problem.
07
There is a clear understanding of teacher-student relationship
In fact, phD study and work are the same, they are all dealing with people. Therefore, if you want to have a happy life during your PhD, it is essential to get along with your mentor. First of all, we must comfort ourselves, the tutor is rarely wrong, and the conflict with the tutor is to blame yourself, the tutor's words should be listened to as much as possible, and the tasks arranged by the tutor should be completed in time. Usually, if you have something to do, you should communicate with the tutor more, you can communicate academically, and you can also talk about home. The tutor is also an ordinary person, the tutor is also from the student era, many times the tutor is able to understand the difficulties of the student.
08
There is a clear perception of contrast
Jump out of the circle of PhD reading to see, many times the unhappiness is the contrast with others, when compared with others when you are in the ascendant, it will produce self-doubt and self-denial, which will aggravate your unhappiness. In fact, many times everyone's innate abilities and advantages are different, the acquired environment and situation are different, and it is inappropriate to compare horizontally with others, which only increases troubles. We must learn to compare ourselves vertically, today and yesterday, now and in the past, you will realize that you have actually made a lot of progress compared to your previous self, and you will find that you have unconsciously walked for a long time and gone a long way. This is the sense of self-fulfillment in the self-demand system.
09
Have a clear sense of giving and reaping
When I was a child, I always heard and believed the saying: one point of hard work is one point of harvest. But after understanding things, especially after going to school, I found that this was not the case, and the efforts and gains were rarely exchanged. Paying does not necessarily have to be rewarded, but there must be no gain without paying. Only when you understand this and let go can you go on. Eating a fat man in one go can't be done most of the time. PhD reading is a long process, scientific research is also a long process, you need to calm down and do what you need to do. Only when you are calm can you truly understand knowledge and understand scientific research. Many times in your opinion, the pay and the gain are not proportional, perhaps in the eyes of others, you have already gained. So, set your mind straight, research and live with an optimistic and peaceful mood, so that you will be satisfied and happy.
10
Have a clear family perception
The understanding of your family is the driving force for you to study for a doctorate, and many times your family does not understand the fact that you are studying for a doctorate, especially for some elderly young doctors, leaving their families and businesses to study for a doctorate or naked resignation to read a doctorate. In fact, the family is for your own good, but many times they do not recognize the benefits of a doctorate, nor can they understand the needs of your doctoral study. The best way to make them understand is to communicate more and communicate with their families, you have to have the patience to explain your thoughts to them, know it with emotion, I think they will understand you, the most feared is to refuse to communicate.
There is no denying that there are two sides to everything. Regarding the matter of doctoral study, there are many cases of doctoral study that have been abolished, such as depression, withdrawal, delay, retirement, and even suicide, and there are also many successful cases of doctoral studies, such as the number of papers sent to countless, the scholarships are soft, and the graduation enters 985 as an associate professor. Of course, behind any success is always hard work and sweat, even if the PhD is successful, but the process is not smooth, will experience a lot of pain and suffering, but this should be the price of success.