This is the most important part of any thesis project (masters or PhD) - how to organize a problem (and yourself), wrestle with it, and come to an articulate (and perhaps useful) set of insights.

Perfect…as my mentor (Ph.D. In physics) said to me early on: ‘science& its investigation cannot be bought in a store, not even at ‘Fisher Scientific.’ And his exhortations ring loud & clear - as you say - scientific investigation is an endeavor in ingenuity to answer a question

Exactly this 👍. A great deal of the PhD experience is not only anticipating the challenges but also preparing how to act on those challenges. Communication and networking are vital tools to aid in this aspect. Articulation and suitable dissemination also aid in overcoming issues

When you say unwieldy do you mean ‘impossible’ and ‘soul-destroying’ - asking for a friend 🥴

Fascinating

Rightly articulated!

Yes, preparing you for life itself…. After the safe cocoon of college/ university.

Refreshing to see this amongst a feed of crypto nonsense. Thank you for the great insight.

Sure..it's preparing you for the future challenges..

and to eff the ineffable

Honestly.

Couldn’t agree more 👏👏👏

"...to wield the unwieldy" great perspective!

🙌🙌🙌

Persistence / endurance

VUCA and PhD. Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.