The research work in the doctoral stage is completely different from the learning process in the undergraduate stage. The learning process of undergraduate course is mainly about acquiring knowledge and solving problems, which is basically a process of repeating memories, and basically does not require high-level thinking activities such as analysis, research and innovation. The scientific research work in the doctoral stage is an activity based on creation and invention, which is based on the existing achievements and reported documents for improvement, development and innovation. The knowledge learned at the undergraduate stage can be said to be completely useless. Doing a good job in scientific research requires solid experimental techniques, rich frontier knowledge, keen insight, meticulous ability to analyze problems, and instant inspiration. These are all untrained, especially knowing what to do and how to do it is more important. It takes a long time to understand what to do and how to do it. For graduate students who have only three to five years, it is very important to get help from brothers and sisters without the guidance of a tutor.
So what help can you get from your brothers and sisters? Generally can be divided into three categories, the first category, the use of experimental instruments, operating skills and various basic experimental techniques. There are also experimental courses in the undergraduate stage, and some experimental methods can be learned, but they can't meet the experimental needs of graduate students. The experimental content in the postgraduate stage is more specific and in-depth, and its complexity and accuracy are also higher. Many times, the success of experiments requires luck, and often shows characteristics similar to metaphysics. Many tiny details will determine the success or failure of the whole experiment. Getting these details from brothers and sisters is undoubtedly a shortcut. The second category is the experience of success and failure. Siblings are more experienced. They must have their own experience and ideas in several years of scientific research activities. Their experiences can often be used as a reference. They often know better than their tutors which research directions are difficult, which contents are not feasible and which work is easy to produce results. They can get a lot of useful information directly from their own experiences and lessons, which can greatly reduce their workload and avoid detours and many unnecessary failures. If you want to explore from scratch, please be prepared, you are likely to accomplish nothing in the next year or two. Take me for example. Of course, I am a disciple. I don't have any brothers or sisters to help me, so I often feel helpless and can only feel for myself. However, my brother and sister got more help from me. The two masters who graduated last year did what the boss thought for a year and failed. Finally, they graduated successfully by doing the project I proposed. A younger brother goes to Japan for further study after graduation, and a younger brother goes to Procter & Gamble for research and development, which are all good ways out. Third, brothers and sisters can provide you with a reasonable timetable. Doing the right thing at the right time is often the most important, even more important than doing scientific research itself. For example, when to start selecting topics, when to submit articles, when to submit papers for review, when to submit materials that should be submitted, and so on. Once you miss these time points, you often have to wait for the first half of the year or a year, which seriously affects the smooth progress of graduation. Under the guidance of brothers and sisters, we can plan the whole postgraduate period more effectively and avoid the losses caused by improper time arrangement. Remember that improving efficiency is more effective than working hard. So, dear Dr. Distress, put down your airs and ask your brothers and sisters directly. Maybe they just do half the work they don't want to do, which is a lifesaver for you. For you, their help is a very rich wealth. Of course, you should also remember to return it. You can help your brothers and sisters to do what they can to build a harmonious laboratory.