Not Knowing....Yet
I am not even a year into the PhD program and am already realizing that sometimes the answer to a perplexing question is, "I am not sure...yet".
The key word to an inspiring PhD student is yet.
As a student, I am learning its being comfortable with the fact, that at the present moment, even after many hours of thinking and research, I am still not at an answer, but will never cease in my attempt to solving the question. It can be immensely frustrating not being able to arrive at an answer in our ever fast paced culture, which demands efficiencies and speed at the expense of critical thinking. However, the process of arriving at the answer may even be more important than the answer itself. It is in the failed attempts that force my mind to think in a different manner, to explore an unknown logic.
So as I submit model attempt #3, and remain unsure if it is a correct answer, I will continue to remind myself that the answer will come in its due time, when my mind has been strengthen and tried and proven worthy of the answer.
The key word to an inspiring PhD student is yet.
As a student, I am learning its being comfortable with the fact, that at the present moment, even after many hours of thinking and research, I am still not at an answer, but will never cease in my attempt to solving the question. It can be immensely frustrating not being able to arrive at an answer in our ever fast paced culture, which demands efficiencies and speed at the expense of critical thinking. However, the process of arriving at the answer may even be more important than the answer itself. It is in the failed attempts that force my mind to think in a different manner, to explore an unknown logic.
So as I submit model attempt #3, and remain unsure if it is a correct answer, I will continue to remind myself that the answer will come in its due time, when my mind has been strengthen and tried and proven worthy of the answer.
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