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When a Senior Researcher Dismisses Your Work Without Reading It (PhD Reality Check)
The first time a senior researcher discredits your work without even reading it will shock you.
You will want to defend yourself.
You will want to explain.
You will think it means something about your ability.
It doesn’t.
This is the default.
Most people will not read your work.
Most people will not try to understand what you’re doing.
Most people are focused on themselves and what helps them move forward.
That includes senior researchers.
That includes colleagues.
That includes people you thought would care.
You can run into thousands of people in your career and almost all of them will…
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