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  1. The reason why I don't tweet a lot about my research is because of impostor syndrome A couple of people kept repeating me that my ideas were bad, that I didn't work enough, that it wasn't "rewarding enough" to work with me. I guess they got me…
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      Going public with this is honestly a pretty big deal for me, as you can probably imagine And even though I cannot provide all the specifics (yet), I believe it's important for me to raise the conversation about this
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        Because if only those people realized it was precisely because they kept repeating those things to me that it put in a position where I wasn't able to fully achieve my potential ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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          I don't tweet this to try to convince anyone that I am an undervalued researcher It's a deeply personal decision but after the defense of my PhD, I think I will just quit doing research altogether I just have accumulated too much toxic stuff during those years
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            Maybe in different circumstances I would have had been able to have more impact, to do "better" research and whatnot But those circumstances are in a world that does not exist, and I'm just too tired to keep fighting
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              Some may think quitting research is the easy solution, and I believe they would be right But sometimes, going with the easy solution, after years of inconclusive fights, is the smart thing to do
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                If I have one advice to give, it would be: *always* pay attention to who you work with Those things matter
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                  I will finish writing that damn PhD thesis, and just move on
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                    I could advise people who were put in a similar position not to listen, to keep fighting, to keep believing in themselves. But I won't. It would be too much pressure. I'm impressed by those who persisted, but as I said, the easy solution is not necessarily a bad solution
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                      I am very sorry if this thread is unusually depressing coming from me, but I think I really needed to go public with this Not all fights end well, and I believe it is important to *also* tell this story
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                        And if you wonder when all of this started, I would say almost since the beginning: I was told a couple of weeks after I started my PhD that I couldn't "expect more than a mediocre career" I guess they were right
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