What are some rules a PhD student should impose on himself (E.g. not working on Sunda...?

Answer: Here are my rules based on 40+ years directing Ph.​D.​ students: Repeat.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You What are some rules a PhD student should impose on himself (E.g. not working on Sunday, visit parents once a month, and so on)? Bruce Meglino, Professor, Organizational Psychologist, Ph.D. Director Written Jun 8, 2018 Here are my rules based on 40+ years directing Ph.D. students: Repeat the following: • I am not invulnerable nor immortal. • I will wear sun screen and comfortable shoes, and ...  Read More » Sherry is 31 years younger than her mom. The sum of their ages is 61. How old is Sherry? Zhou Jia Hao, studied at Singapore Polytechnic Updated Jul 8 Why do people say 30? Are they joking or what? If Sherry is 30, and their total age is 61, is her mom 31 years old then? Her mom gave birth to her at 1 years old? Real ans: Le...  Read More » Do Japanese soldiers who have committed vile atrocities during WW2 feel sorry at all? Sed Chapman, lives in Japan Updated Sep 6 In the early '80s my friend and I were walking through a park in rural Japan. It was high summer (hot!) and we were in shorts (possibly khaki?) and singlets. An older gent ...  Read More » How much does a PhD cost? David Belair, PhD in Biomedical Engineering Written Dec 2, 2018 The biggest cost of obtaining a PhD is the opportunity cost. By the time I finished my postdoc, I had foregone roughly $220k of gross wages had I gotten a job straight out ...  Read More » What is the M1 Abrams major flaw? Mark L. Phipps II, Corporal of Marines - 1812 Written Jan 25 Be prepared for a million armchair tankers saying "gas mileage GAS MILEAGE GAASSSS MILEEEAAGGGEEEE". When in reality, the mileage is simply a result of the best part about t...  Read More » Why do tires cost so much? Charlie Elkins, Senior Director, Business Development (2014-present) Updated Jan 4 There's an old joke about a building with a broken elevator. The building owner calls an elevator repairman, who arrives and inspects the elevator carefully. He then reache...  Read More » Is a PhD in the US completely funded? Srishti Stempert, PhD student Oncology Updated Aug 27 A2A Ph.D. in most reputable institutes is fully funded. What that means is that your university pays your tuition fee, your health insurance fee, and most other miscellaneous expenses. ...  Read More » My son said that nobody needs an AR15 and that they should only be able to get an m4, is that a good example of common sense gun control? Griffin Jones, Gun nut Updated Wed Interesting strategy. So he wants to ban this: And replace it with this: I like this plan. For the uninformed, the difference between the two is that the AR is semi automatic...  Read More » Are Teslas more likely to break down? Micah Stevens, Director of Technology Development at EVGrid (2013-present) Updated Sep 1 I'm an engineer that works with EV's a lot. I'm a fan of cars in general and the regular old gasoline burning car is a VERY impressive piece of engineering, able to withsta...  Read More » What do PhD students get tired of explaining? Alvin Grissom II (グリサム アルビン), Ph.D. Computational Linguistics & Machine Learning, University of Colorado Bould... Written Dec 20, 2018 I'm not one anymore, but I can still answer this. I don't want to talk about "how my research is going." It takes several years. I don't know how many. No, I don't know if I'm...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/