Posted by Emme on March 1, 2004, at 19:13:27
In reply to Re: Nag, as requested » Emme, posted by pegasus on February 29, 2004, at 17:51:11
> Yeah, I spent a lot of time feeling incompetent, too. I think academia is sort of set up for that to a certain extent, though, so I'm sure neither one of us are truly incompetent.Proposal defenses, comprehensive exams... yep, set up for torture. :)
> That's very cool that you are really interested in your field also. I think it sounds great that you want to mentor students, and/or contribute to the environment. My husband has done that, and there are things about it that are great.
That's great that he loves his work. I like science and so I did it and will mostly likely stay in it for the foreseeable (did I spell that right?) future. I'm never gonna win the Nobel prize. Which is just fine, but I often think I have better aptitude for other things. And my thoughts about someday being a therapist really only emerged slowly in the last few years.
> He also picked a good field for him, and I love to see how jazzed up he can get about it. I think maybe it was the contrast in our attitudes that really made me start thinking I wasn't in the right place.
It takes guts to do an about-face. I think you'll enjoy your new calling.
> Your topic does sound like something that could have been done in my department. So I'm not going to scratch any further into that! I don't want to find out you're one of my best friends or anything! Well . . . you know what I mean.
That would be a freaky coincidence, wouldn't it? :) Okay, I won't describe my advisor or anything.
> But hugs for being here on babble!
Hugs back to you too!
> Not afraid! I just realized that. Yay for me! (I'm learning from Karen Kay about cheering myself on, too.)
I especially like the not afraid part. Now *that* is a real gift. It must feel really liberating.
Emme
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