Re:Richard Hamming: You and Your Research
by lelanthran on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @02:29AM
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> it isn't worth it. Neglecting the people in your life that love you in the pursuit of "science" is no different than neglecting them because you have a drug habit or because you're an inveterate gambler or because you're chasing fame and fortune.
It depends; the neglect during studies is a temporary thing! All thos other things you mention are permanent things!
There's very little similarity between "temporarily neglecting family to provide better opportunities to my kids"[1] and "permanently neglecting family to get a high".
[1] Make no mistake, you can introduce your kids to better opportunities in a your social circle of Phds (or MBAs, etc) than your social circle of whoever your current colleagues are.
It depends; the neglect during studies is a temporary thing! All thos other things you mention are permanent things!
There's very little similarity between "temporarily neglecting family to provide better opportunities to my kids"[1] and "permanently neglecting family to get a high".
[1] Make no mistake, you can introduce your kids to better opportunities in a your social circle of Phds (or MBAs, etc) than your social circle of whoever your current colleagues are.