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Originally Posted by Wandering Soul
It's completely relevant. But knowing this won't change your reality. I think you need to set your mind and say what you want to say. You seem like a polite and patient person, but being polite isn't enough, unfortunately. You need to express yourself.
PhD students like to talk about their supervisors and how mean (some of them) and not helping they are. That's something common I guess.
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Maybe polite, but I don't know about patient...
Why is it that I need to express myself verbally so much? I feel like I express myself through music and through how I look etc. If I feel like it's appropriate to say something I will, otherwise I'll just listen. Unfortunately, it's rare to find someone with common interests that isn't too intimidating because of their amount of experience. I have nothing to contribute. Maybe if I just hung out with freshmen...
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Originally Posted by s4ndm4n2006
This statement alone stood out for me. For two reasons, one, I can relate and understand how that feels.. two, and more importantly something I've had to learn myself.
When you have an opinion - it is your viewpoint. You should never feel stupid or wrong for having a point of view or opinion.
Saying something is black when it is actually white that's a difference in fact but if you say I think black is a great color, who can tell you you're wrong? Understand that difference and it makes things easier.
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Wouldn't it be understandable to feel stupid for having an opinion that's wrong? And who can tell me I'm wrong? Well, anyone, even if they agree with me. I've never understood why people get aggressive towards someone who's agreeing with them. It just leads to misunderstandings. I should just stick to facts until I know which opinions would be ok within a group. I'm just never around anyone often enough to gauge what their opinions are.