Re:The “Three Things” Exercise for getting things out of talks
by ramraj07 on Monday July 24, 2023 @01:08AM
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Do you think there’s a “shortcut” though? Sure most everyone (though not all) starts clueless at the start of grad school, but either you get the science or you don’t, my experience is that a good majority of scientists today never actually get science and just play the part (even to themselves) of someone who’s figured it out.
I remember when I first started my PhD, literally all of the talks were completely over my head, and I did not understand enough to engage as you describe here :)
Gathering three key takeaways would already require a good deal of effort :) and, I appreciate that the author of this post absolves you of having to have the speaker’s message as a key takeaway, since as a beginner grad student that is frequently beyond reach.