Most people come out of their Ph.D. experience trying to prove themselves, trying to get ahead, trying to get published. You're scared everybody else is going to do your research and get your topic.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph.D. were unfashionable, but they are very popular today.
I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world.
The thing about research is that there's no end. You constantly have this fear that an expert who knows more than you will call you out on some detail in your book.
There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.
People often ask me why I persisted in doing research on a subject that was so controversial. I frequently respond by telling them that only a few scientists are granted the great fortune to pursue topics that are so new and different that only a small number of people can grasp the meaning of such discoveries initially.
It's important to me that no one can say I'm not pumping out high-level research.
You can work really hard and well on something, and someone you respect might hate it; worse, they're not empirically wrong for doing so. This is scary, especially for people who haven't been published.
Initially, new ideas are rejected. Later they become dogma if you're right. And if you're really lucky, you can publish your rejections as part of your Nobel presentation.
Research is not an obstacle, something to be frightened of. It can be one of the real joys of writing.
If I am thinking the same as everyone why bother pushing to get it published?