That’s an amazing guest post from my labmate Rui Carvalho (@rkramska). The Tao of a PhD:
“The further one goes, the less one knows.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – 4th year PhD
“When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – Speaking of lab work
“Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – During coffee break
“Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – While writing a paper
“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – When reology results do not make sense
“Our enemies are not demons, but human beings like ourselves”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – Speaking of referees
“If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – Before figuring out how to use the chemicals list
“Stop thinking and end your problems.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – On a Friday evening
“A beaker is only as useful as the emptiness inside it, very much so like my thesis.”
Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching – Talking about his thesis