tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1794895797391726201..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Self-confidence Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-30839835976796071192017-05-23T12:41:17.481-04:002017-05-23T12:41:17.481-04:00Conventional wisdom is that the key to handling cr...Conventional wisdom is that the key to handling criticism is to "de-personalize." But, it's hard for me not to think that science is a creative pursuit and like other creative pursuits, in some way you are putting part of yourself into your work. Instead of say, writing a song about a personal subject, you're staking a different claim - I made these measurements and I believe they mean "X." Even if there is no disagreement on how the measurements were made, there is almost certainly going to be disagreement as to what the results mean. And when you put in hours and months and years in research and interpreting the results in whatever framework you interpret them in - how easy is it going to be to de-personalize criticisms of your interpretations and conclusions?<br /><br />Of course, I'm not saying that we should not do this, to learn to handle criticism, but I think that the nature of the work makes it harder to do so and that's worth keeping in mind. Certainly, I have not always handled criticism well, but when I see others not handle it well and what the outcome of that is, it reminds me of why it is important to keep trying to get something useful from criticism when possible. We all have blind spots and weaknesses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75011059623609971412017-05-23T10:26:16.197-04:002017-05-23T10:26:16.197-04:00I think those values.com billboards are incredibly...I think those values.com billboards are incredibly creepy. Some anonymous billionaire is putting them up everywhere, trying to tell everybody what to do: it makes me feel a bit less free, like Big Brother is out there. I've got one of those "Grit featuring John Wayne" billboards by where I live, and every time I drive by it I start singing that old punk song "John Wayne was a Nazi". <br /><br />Because who thinks this is the best use of their money? And why? Vaguely oppressive. I don't like old movies about Indians and Mexicans being shot? Well, then I must be a 'libtard' with no grit.<br /><br />OldLabRathttp://www.reddit.com/u/OldLabRatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5467652409692544222017-05-23T10:22:10.592-04:002017-05-23T10:22:10.592-04:00I can't be the only one who thinks those "...I can't be the only one who thinks those "values.com" billboards are incredibly creepy. Some anonymous billionaire is just putting them up everywhere for no reason, trying to tell everybody what to do: it makes me feel powerless.<br /><br />There's a "Grit featuring John Wayne" billboard by where I live, and every time I drive by it I start singing the old punk song "John Wayne was a Nazi". Because he kinda was. <br /><br />If we're so free, why is Big Brother putting this crap everywhere?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OldLabRathttp://www.reddit.com/u/OldLabRatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-12572892559236064872017-05-23T08:53:50.249-04:002017-05-23T08:53:50.249-04:00Check out this TV commercial.
http://www.values.co...Check out this TV commercial.<br />http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/99-the-greatestqvxbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-74949418310270945082017-05-22T21:52:08.518-04:002017-05-22T21:52:08.518-04:00It's important to remember that the job offer ...It's important to remember that the job offer was extended because the faculty endorse your potential as a researcher, and that stinging comments in interviews can sometimes be more about testing a candidate's attitude and resilience than criticizing the researcher him/herself. Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044114633923717387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-18643497764307181552017-05-22T10:08:36.599-04:002017-05-22T10:08:36.599-04:00I think that the most underrated thing is awarenes...I think that the most underrated thing is awareness. Be aware that some of your critics are just talking out of their asses, and also be aware that sometimes your ideas suck. I think that self-confidence arises from realizing that no, I am probably not dramatically worse than everyone else interviewing, and, similarly, the established professor interviewers are not magically more intelligent than me, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56716988706446324792017-05-22T09:33:10.174-04:002017-05-22T09:33:10.174-04:00Self-confidence is overrated, and introspection is...Self-confidence is overrated, and introspection is underrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com