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scott_s
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Easy Ways to Fail a Ph.D.
I've described it as a research merit badge.
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I won't tell you what I call it!
Ok, I will: Intellectual masturbation - It feels good at the time but is ultimately unproductive.
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"Research union card" is my preferred description. It encompasses the necessity but scopes the applicability :)
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