The return of a little scientist by Wang Yu

The return of a little scientist

By Wang Yin
Many people write about my current situation, so before writing other technical articles, let's talk about my present situation. Although the things and experiences they pursue are quite unusual, they may give some comfort and encouragement to the people in the struggle.

The first is super good news. After several setbacks, I got what I wanted: an unusually strong and independent mind. I became the person I wanted to be: the "little scientist" who loved to play with ants. His soul came back to me. Now I, every day is full of passion. There is always something in the mind that cannot be described, and the magical thoughts are sprouting. They make me feel the incomparable beauty and make my face smile. They let me jump out of my sleep to experiment. They let me have a fresh view of the world and let me see the essence through the surface phenomenon. I was amazed to find where my thoughts could be reached, and it was enough to transcend all the idols I had ever worshipped, and let me no longer be confined and blinded by any authority thought.

This may not be what a general doctor would aspire to: A doctor's graduation, a professor's position. But are these my goals? It's never been. Ph. D. and professor's position, can you really measure me? After browsing through so many doctoral theses, I found the answer is no, because I can easily see through the tricks of their paper. Hundreds of pages of paper, often can be I use a few words clearly. I can also play some tricks as my doctoral dissertation, but what's the use of writing a paper I'm not satisfied with, and taking a PhD or professor position that I'm not satisfied with? Imagine, if I wronged myself in Tsinghua or Cornell, when the professor, perhaps today is struggling to give undergraduates I do not like the class, write meaningless proposal, fight for funding, find ways to let my PhD students do more things, to drive some unnecessary papers Deadline ... Do I still have time to think about really important issues? When my life is over, what do I leave to the world? Independent thoughts, much more important than these. It can give me happiness, give me freedom, give me everything I want. So I learned to abandon, to abandon those false things. Remove their camouflage so that they no longer have the power to control me and stop me. So it's a good decision to go back and leave Tsinghua and Cornell. If I don't leave, I can't be who I am today.

So after a struggle, I actually have reached their own ideals. In an essential sense, my education (inexplicably) succeeded. The rest is just to continue to enjoy and play with my thoughts, to explore the unknown world, and to share these experiences with those who need it.

This article is posted on Yinwang ' s Sina blog,
On 2012-05-18.
Though it ' s not available now.

(turn) The return of a small scientist by Wang Yu