I’ve reached a point where I’ve become so specialized that I am my only reliable advisor in many ways. Choosing a niche career path is at once a terrifying prospect and an insanely optimistic thing
The best advice I have for prospective graduate students: take classes online in a time zone that runs behind your own so you get free hours to work in
Much of what determines success involves “luck.” What isn’t seen when focusing on emulating success is the thousands of failures. Focus on beating the rules, not being the exception.
A medieval author defends the encyclopedia:
“We have described everything briefly, because people prefer simple things that don't take long to explain. Their lives are short & their bodies transitory; the days pass quickly, centuries roll by, & death comes before you know it.”