Questions tagged [motivation]
For questions about increasing the motivation of oneself and others to avoid procrastination, disinterest and failure.
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How do I remain more focused in studies? [duplicate]
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I am a JEE aspirant , and I have loads of work to do.. But now I have been observing a common trend everyday. I just dont study anymore.
I try revising stuff, but get ...
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How do I motivate my PhD students to attend seminars
I lead a research group of ten PhD students in the field of cancer research. We are doing pretty well and we are the top group at our institute in terms of publications, service and general motivation....
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Seek for co-author for motivational theory manuscript [closed]
I am looking for co-authors for my manuscript. I am a sociology student and my dissertation deals with the intersection of sociology and psychology. I have therefore adapted part of it related to ...
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Including independent research project in PhD application
I am applying for a PhD program and want to demonstrate my research abilities and enthusiasm for scientific writing. While I currently have no plans to publish this work, I completed an independent ...
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Struggle to regain lost passion in physics
I am a PhD student currently in my second to last year. Last year something weird happened, my supervisor forced me into projects in which I was not interested. He forced me into collaborations which ...
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How do I salvage my thesis and move on with my life
So I am a MS student somewhere on the east coast US as an international student. I have a rough draft of my MS thesis.
I have been struggling really badly with motivation. I feel like I am able to the ...
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Lost in my life plan at the beginning of PhD thesis
I started my PhD thesis (in artificial intelligence and ecology) about a month ago, because it seemed like the perfect choice to continue from my master's degree. The problem is, since the beginning ...
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How to find a research supervisors and a research team?
I am finishing my master’s degree in computer science this year. After my first year I understood that I have a big passion for research in the field of AI and cognition. However, the research ...
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Mathematicians for hire
This is more a question for mathematics academia, but may apply more broadly.
I have left academia long ago, but there are a few problems and conjectures, not especially famous but that I find really ...
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Academic career advice for overcoming difficulties
Low point in my career pathway for getting into academia
I am a 23 year old student in India who has aspired always to get into academia. I very recently graduated from a decent institution in India ...
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How to get my motivation levels back up when I'm approaching burnout?
How could I get my motivation levels back up as a student?
I'm in physics/ astrophysics with other minors. I love physics so much, so I don't need anyone to ask me whether this is the right choice of ...
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Personal statements in my motivation letter?
I am applying for the CERN summer program. On their YT channel they empathise to write a lot about us as persons, so passions, hobby’s, etc.
In your opinion should I write some personal statements in ...
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Not utilizing PhD research skills in industry and feeling useless?
I completed my PhD in 2020 and have been working in a science policy analyst position since 2021.
I enjoy the work that I am doing but it doesn't feel the same kind of challenging and intellectually ...
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I like learning new things but hate to do revision
This problem has been troubling me for some years. The fact that I'm actually very curious in person about everything, I naturally become a learner who likes studying a lot.
However, I also get so-so ...
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Will a Strong Motivation Make Me Stand Out in the phd application? [closed]
My background is close to optimisation, but the position I like is closer to computer vision.
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