When I finished my undergrad I did an internship with a research group. The professor at the group used to come in at 5am while most of his students came in at 9. I was always so inspired by his dedication.
@@Omar-kw5ui thank you for sharing your experience. I will see if I can do that when I start my research lab internships as well. I rather work at 5am with peace than after with so many people bossing around. Lol
I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know of a method to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me
Your $20,000 AFM story is like a PhD nightmare! I also have a mistake to share related to lab safety. I was working alone in the lab almost had an electric shock in an aquarium because I dip my arm under seawater and the water was near to an electricity cable junction. I felt my arm muscle twitching and I couldn't imagine if the cable was any closer to water. I would have been dead... Since then, I always make sure to ask every question related to lab safety and appreciate the importance of good rest before lab work.
Thank you for sharing! You can save a life! For the "Friend/Friendlier" thing I always think of the japanese example: When they work they are serious respectful and never let even a chuckle or giggle escape from their face, but when they are outside they are shouting laughing and smiling in front if everyone. You may cancel plans with your friends 2 times in a row with no consequences, but if a friend is giving you lessons of some sort or viceversa, then you may not like to see them cancelled with a joke. You may be friends with them, and they may think so too, but when you are interacting with them in the workplace about work related things then you are expected to be responsable about the work and other's time. It's politics, it's image, it's many things, but other perceive it as you respecting your job and your workplace. I know you already know this all, but I felt like writing a piece! If you do not agree please answer! ;)
Na 20K is nothing really.... The total amount of equipment I broke / destroyed during my PhD is about 50k. And my supervisor said, "if you break nothing, you achieve nothing"
What a coincidence! I'm currently on my third (last, in France are only 3 years) of PhD working on characterising martials for solar cells using AFM based set up ! I really understand you and the "importance" of your last mistake 😅
so happy found this video, I am currently feeling so embarrassed for the 2nd, feeling embarrassed, but then again, we all set boundaries gradually in a new environment
Could you do a video about the many types of university jobs in Australia. Academia and research is a whole new world with lots of weird jargon - could you please unpack. What are the employment opportunities at each study level (undergrad through to phd) and what is the best path to travel ?
You are right that distractions are something to deal in every job! Good tips! I am now pushing my first year, kinda newbie. willing to enter in second year haha Thanks Andy!
If you are finding it hard to put down your phone or to stop clicking onto social media on your laptop you might find a website/app blocker useful. Cold turkey (getcoldturkey.com/) is a really good one for your laptop internet browser and the likes of Freedom app, the Forest app or SelfControl are useful for blocking apps on your phone for a specified period of time. It has been life-changing for me as it essentially removes the willpower element of trying to put the phone down!
The image at 6:42 was only up for a fraction of a second. Because of editing bias, you have seen the image many times, but the viewer has not. Give the viewer some more time.
I also made a money mistake. I made some wrong wiring and connected the device-under-test to a power supply. The FPGA board then smoked and was burnt. It costed about a few hundreds of dollars. I felt embarrassed and bad. People of courses were not happy.
eat the frog is from Benjamin Franklin, who made a habit of starting his day by eating a frog on the basis that everything after that would seem easy... a more modern day version of this concept is slay the dragon....
I did most of my PhD before 9am. No distractions, no conversation. Shared the lab with the cleaners. Coffee and chats after 9 slow you down.
When I finished my undergrad I did an internship with a research group. The professor at the group used to come in at 5am while most of his students came in at 9. I was always so inspired by his dedication.
I just naturally wake up too early
Agree it’s the most productive time
@@Omar-kw5ui thank you for sharing your experience. I will see if I can do that when I start my research lab internships as well. I rather work at 5am with peace than after with so many people bossing around. Lol
I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know of a method to log back into an instagram account??
I stupidly lost my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me
I'm very glad I'm watching this when I've only been doing my PhD for 2 weeks! Thank you for the reminder :)
Your $20,000 AFM story is like a PhD nightmare!
I also have a mistake to share related to lab safety. I was working alone in the lab almost had an electric shock in an aquarium because I dip my arm under seawater and the water was near to an electricity cable junction. I felt my arm muscle twitching and I couldn't imagine if the cable was any closer to water. I would have been dead...
Since then, I always make sure to ask every question related to lab safety and appreciate the importance of good rest before lab work.
When i have lab, i follow the same habit. Never do lab when youre hungry, tired or you feel your head is not wired like it should.
and never work completely alone! (synonymous with working during "normal" hours, and not too late at night)@@mau345
Ahahaha Andy, even your mistakes are truly unique. Love it!
Thank you for sharing! You can save a life!
For the "Friend/Friendlier" thing I always think of the japanese example: When they work they are serious respectful and never let even a chuckle or giggle escape from their face, but when they are outside they are shouting laughing and smiling in front if everyone.
You may cancel plans with your friends 2 times in a row with no consequences, but if a friend is giving you lessons of some sort or viceversa, then you may not like to see them cancelled with a joke.
You may be friends with them, and they may think so too, but when you are interacting with them in the workplace about work related things then you are expected to be responsable about the work and other's time. It's politics, it's image, it's many things, but other perceive it as you respecting your job and your workplace.
I know you already know this all, but I felt like writing a piece! If you do not agree please answer! ;)
I’ve used AFMs before, I felt that story viscerally in the pit of my stomach!
Na 20K is nothing really....
The total amount of equipment I broke / destroyed during my PhD is about 50k. And my supervisor said, "if you break nothing, you achieve nothing"
You broke em? What happened next? You paid for 50k?
@@timothyishyc Of course not. The lab did.
What a coincidence! I'm currently on my third (last, in France are only 3 years) of PhD working on characterising martials for solar cells using AFM based set up ! I really understand you and the "importance" of your last mistake 😅
Good luck on the final year of your PhD! I really enjoyed my time researching solar cells and hope you are too.
1) Focus on the work that needs to be done
2) Manage Expectations
3) Learn how to properly maintain your experimental equipment
so happy found this video, I am currently feeling so embarrassed for the 2nd, feeling embarrassed, but then again, we all set boundaries gradually in a new environment
Could you do a video about the many types of university jobs in Australia. Academia and research is a whole new world with lots of weird jargon - could you please unpack. What are the employment opportunities at each study level (undergrad through to phd) and what is the best path to travel ?
You are right that distractions are something to deal in every job! Good tips! I am now pushing my first year, kinda newbie. willing to enter in second year haha Thanks Andy!
I don't have face book account till now... I know it will be a distract while doing phd
No, it's just that your "joke" wasn't funny or made any sense
I'm still struggling with the social media part. Need to start eating the frog!
If you are finding it hard to put down your phone or to stop clicking onto social media on your laptop you might find a website/app blocker useful. Cold turkey (getcoldturkey.com/) is a really good one for your laptop internet browser and the likes of Freedom app, the Forest app or SelfControl are useful for blocking apps on your phone for a specified period of time. It has been life-changing for me as it essentially removes the willpower element of trying to put the phone down!
@@kimlombard1638 Thanks I'll check this out!
For people struggling with social media, download Cold Turkey Blocker, it's super useful to block webpages for a certain amount of time you can set.
ADHDs cannot play Facebook
I am a second year Ph.D. student and I have already made 2 of these mistakes.
Omg Netflix instagram reddit and youtube ....like now
Very useful video Andy ..😀 looking for more PhD related contents..
The image at 6:42 was only up for a fraction of a second.
Because of editing bias, you have seen the image many times, but the viewer has not.
Give the viewer some more time.
you can pause the video you know
What did your supervisor tell you about the EFM head machine?
I have already done 2 of those. What did you do to stop wasting time on social media, BTW?
I'm starting to just uninstall apps on my phone so I can't even use them. I think it helps. I just need to work up the courage to get off reddit.
You look like my organic chemistry professor.. I like you :D
Dude, you broke the AFM and it only cost 20K? No big deal, but next time bring the allen key to the AFM head, and not the AFM head to the allen key.
I broke 2 UV quartz cuvettes that was my biggest mistake .... That was my worst nightmare....
I also made a money mistake. I made some wrong wiring and connected the device-under-test to a power supply. The FPGA board then smoked and was burnt. It costed about a few hundreds of dollars. I felt embarrassed and bad. People of courses were not happy.
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I did a lot of AFM in my PhD also!!
I've just got selected to do phd
congrats
I mean, 20'000 dollars (whatever dollar currency) sounds rather reasonable for lab equipment. That stuff is expensive as heck.
"I didn't know what he had broken at the time" It was your heart bro. He broke your heart.
I will start my PhD in the coming summer. Keep those sweet videos coming, Andy.
eat the frog is from Benjamin Franklin, who made a habit of starting his day by eating a frog on the basis that everything after that would seem easy... a more modern day version of this concept is slay the dragon....
forth year of phd ,still struggling to publish paper....
Not a single one?
@@zainbunga3002 one is under review. why my uni can graduate without publicants ?
At least you r in I am searching admission
Oof, that's gonna be rough after you graduate
If you graduate, that is.
@@XiyuYang yeah, because in my uni i cant publish my data before i do defense, which is a bit wired but i dont know why do they have these regulations
Thank you for sharing.
Can you make a video about Perpetual Energy and what would happen, since your studies are in the energy sector.