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以及未來要念研究所,找advisor 的朋友們...
這個故事是上個月一個今年拿到Ph.D的韓國學姊受邀回來演講時,
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故事的來源已經不可考了...
~Mocha
How to Succeed as a Dissertator
One sunny day a rabbit came out of her hole in the ground to enjoy the fine weather. The day was so nice that she became careless and a fox snuck up behind her and caught her.
"I am going to eat you for lunch!" the fox said.
"Wait!" replied the rabbit, "You should at least wait a few days."
"Oh yeah? Why should I wait?"
"Well, I an just finishing my dissertation."
"Ha, that's a lame excuse. What is the title of your dissertation, anyway?"
"I'm writing on "The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.""
"Are you crazy? I should eat you right now! Everybody knows that a fox always wins over a rabbit."
"Not really, not according to my research. If you like, you can come intomy hole and read it for yourself. If you are not convinced, you can go ahead and have me for lunch."
"You really are crazy." But since the fox was curious and had nothing to lose, it went with the rabbit. The fox never came out.
A few days later the rabbit was again taking a break from writing and sure enough, a wolf came out of the bushes and was ready to set upon her.
"Wait!" yelled the rabbit. "You can't eat me right now!"
"And why might that be, my furry appetizer?"
"I'm almost finished writing my dissertation on "The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.""
The wolf laughed so hard that it almost lost its grip on the rabbit.
"Maybe I shouldn't eat you- you really are sick...in the head. You might have something contagious."
"Come and read it for yourself; you can eat me afterward if you disagree with my conclusions." So the wolf went down into the rabbit's hole... and never came out.
The rabbit finished her dissertation and was out celebrating in the local lettuce patch. Another rabbit came along and asked, "What's up" You seem very happy."
"Yup, I just finished my dissertation."
"Congratulations. What's it about?"
"The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves."
"Are you sure? That doesn't sound right."
"Oh yes. Come and read it yourself."
So together they went down into the rabbit's hole. As they entered, the friend saw the typical graduate abode, albeit a rather messy one after writing a dissertation. The computer with the controversial work was in one corner. And to the right was a large pile of fox bones. And on the left a large pile of wold bones. And in the middle was a large, well-fed lion.
The Moral of the story: The title of your dissertation doesn't matter. The subject doesn't matter. The research doesn't matter. All that matters is who your advisor is.
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