User blog comment:BeanieB/Undergraduate vs. Graduate School (from the life of a scientist)/@comment-25085701-20160512171812

Wow. Thank you for enlightening me. I've had a few graduate student friends over the years, and they talk about 'defending their thesis' sometimes, but seeing it from the inside makes it more understandable as to why so few people attempt it, much less finish. While I claim to be a creative thinker, one of the things I've never been good at is trying to come up with an idea that _invents_ something new -- I'm better at working with other's work and building along with it. To pretty much find an unpainted corner where nobody else has a) already investigated and discarded and b) that you'll be able to pursue to its completion seems amazingly daunting and the kind of thing that builds smarter, stronger people whether you succeed or not.

You've got a good motivational speech vibe going here, too, and I can see why they nominated you to be the guild leader. Again, thank you for sharing. Learned something new today, and the day is still long.

Taldin (talk) 17:18, May 12, 2016 (UTC)