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opens-up-4-nobody · 3 months ago

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hey um not to be parasociall but how did the meeting with your advisor go???? also would it be possible for you to switch advisors/program or something so you can change your research interests if that's the issue? Im a doctoral student as well so I get how tricky that stuff can be depending on your program.... Anyway I hope things better for you xoxo

Lol, ur fine! It went alright

#basically i just told him ive been paralyzed from working on my project out of fear from what happened when i had a breakdown in april #which is true but is still an incomplete picture of whats happening. and he was like yeah thats understandable. let me kno what i can do to #help. so that was good. tho he did look a bit deer in headlights lol #and ive started reading project relevant papers again and i understand what theyre saying which is good #i feel like im behind where i should b but im also like: ok right i do actually think this is interesting. evolution is sick as fuck #but i wouldnt want to switch advisors bc hes like one of 2 bacteria ppl in the department #i would have to go to a different school to do what i want with eps. either like a industry focused lab interested in slime as #like a thickener. which sounds boring. or go back to my old boss who is desert ecology focused #its just a matter of: do i really want to b an Evolutionary microbiologist? a very academic job? or do i want a job that's just a job?#and like maybe to stay with cyanos i would have to leave and then go back to school to focus on toxic algal blooms #then i could probably get water quality jobs. but like would that b fulfilling? idk. it just sucks #bc i fit in so well with my lab interest wise. its just a matter of whether or not i want my Job to b my whole life #unrelated

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