So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.(cs.ucla.edu)
cs.ucla.edu
So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.
http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~palsberg/azuma.html
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This is an old old article. I read it many times when I was doing my CS PhD. There is a quote on initiative that always resonated with me. "The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don't is literally the difference between night and day. I'm not talking about a 25 to 50 percent difference in effectiveness; I'm talking about a 5000-plus percent difference, particularly if they are smart, aware, and sensitive to others."
The same article, posted on the author's homepage, hit HN about a month ago. There are some pretty good comments there as well. Check it out. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1999010
I will say that, as I'm preparing for grad school, this sort of writing is incredibly helpful. If anyone else is considering writing a piece like this, I encourage you to do so.
I will say that, as I'm preparing for grad school, this sort of writing is incredibly helpful. If anyone else is considering writing a piece like this, I encourage you to do so.
This article is full of excellent advice- anybody out there thinking about a PhD would be well-advised to read it, and pay especially close attention to the part about figuring out why you want the PhD.
Anyone else notice the mention of Randy Pausch? Quite sure this article was before he became famous for his "Last Lecture"
Sure. Pausch had a connection to Fred Brooks, who founded and built the CS program at UNC-CH. And Brooks was on Azuma's (the article's author) committee.
Is this why people try so hard to be popular? Training for mastering the 'soft & gushy'?