With the guidance of my supervisor and my mentor, I have decided to push my #chi2022 papers publications back. It was a hard decision after many days working really late to try and make the deadline.
I know that if I pushed hard, I could have a paper ready, but I am not certain I'd be proud of the result. This paper hopefully will setup the structure for my dissertation.
Although it fell on my lap as a result of a collaboration with an industry partner, it fit like a glove with my interests and I thought it deserved better than me making this arbitrary deadline.
Don't get me wrong, I feel like absolute crap for not having a first author paper to submit. However, I prefer to be committed to my subject and the people I wish to impact positively, instead of being obsessed with this deadline.
Whilst my paper slowly takes form, I have focused on helping my lab mates with whatever I can. As a first year #phdstudent I hope I am making the best decision for everyone that is involved in my projects. It feels scare to imagine I might not and that I may be scooped.
This was a hard year, and I see so many of my colleagues killing themselves to keep the machine running and well oiled, whilst the world is far from normal out there. I am thankful to be surrounded by great people, so I can keep my eyes on the long term goals, not the short ones.
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