svaha_p (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} svaha_p) wrote,@ 2006-12-08 01:54:00 |
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A Graduate School Paradox - Someone call Zeno!
This goes beyond my powers to reconcile, so I place it out in the aether for others to examine.
Imagine, if you will, that you are a grad student filled with a tremendous quantity of productive energy, gained from a few hours of (seemingly) well deserved slacking off. Why is it, then, that the moment you actually turn from your leisure towards some research work, you are INSTANTLY drained of all motivation? Truly, it is as though I am covering half the distance towards productivity with each iteration. At this rate, I'll get there... never.
(Or, you know, tomorrow. There's always tomorrow).
This goes beyond my powers to reconcile, so I place it out in the aether for others to examine.
Imagine, if you will, that you are a grad student filled with a tremendous quantity of productive energy, gained from a few hours of (seemingly) well deserved slacking off. Why is it, then, that the moment you actually turn from your leisure towards some research work, you are INSTANTLY drained of all motivation? Truly, it is as though I am covering half the distance towards productivity with each iteration. At this rate, I'll get there... never.
(Or, you know, tomorrow. There's always tomorrow).
