tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006934.post112544341282847534..comments2023-07-13T07:44:27.573-07:00Comments on FemaleCSGradStudent: When I grow up.FemaleCSGradStudenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17081709607565950878noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006934.post-1125637940245535322005-09-01T22:12:00.000-07:002005-09-01T22:12:00.000-07:00You can do it!You can do it!FemaleCSGradStudenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081709607565950878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006934.post-1125627928546921242005-09-01T19:25:00.000-07:002005-09-01T19:25:00.000-07:00Ditto, and I love your list. Me too -- if I ever ...Ditto, and I love your list. Me too -- if I ever finish the Ph.D., that is. :-)RussianVioletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045862026820768104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006934.post-1125462352930516872005-08-30T21:25:00.000-07:002005-08-30T21:25:00.000-07:00I think laptops are a detriment to meetings. Whil...I think laptops are a detriment to meetings. While they have many legitimate uses (like taking notes or checking on a reference), the problem is that it's not obvious to the other people in the room what the laptop user is doing. As a listener in a meeting, you still communicate back to the speaker through eye contact and other subtle cues. But when typing notes on a laptop, this communication is lost.<BR/><BR/>This is why I normally use paper to take notes even though I have to then transcribe them back to a computer.tony chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809323416782503178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006934.post-1125455779888100862005-08-30T19:36:00.000-07:002005-08-30T19:36:00.000-07:00I had a short, but interesting conversation today ...I had a short, but interesting conversation today that I think somehow mirrors this discussion.<BR/><BR/>A certain individual had participated in several studies in my research group. He complimented me today by saying that when he did one of my studies, he really felt like I cared about what he had to say and was interested in the ideas that he was having and how they could help build up my project. On the other hand, he felt like a cold statistic in some other studies. This isn't really surprising since I've done studies that have been more qualitative and others have done studies that have been more quantitative, but the comment made me think.<BR/><BR/>This is similar to how I feel about many of the meetings I have with my advisor. He seems more interested in convincing me to go along with whatever he's thought up than to really listen to what I have to say. But this isn't limited to our one-on-one meetings. He often dominates our full group meetings, forcing the presenter (read as: me) to answer inane background questions that only serve to delay us from accomplishing the purpose of the meeting. It is very typical when I "lead" for me to come in with a list of things that I want to accomplish and never be allowed to actually get to any of them.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I've had some amazingly good meetings. For example, when I worked with Jake and Ramona as officers in the CSGSO, our meetings were short, to the point, yet fun - all with a tangible outcome. We each contributed more or less equally and all valued what the others were saying. Was this a product of a small group? Of our considering each other as equals? Of my amazing leadership skills as president? I have no idea. Probably it was just that we all cared about what everyone was doing and had respect for each other.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492892535445288619noreply@blogger.com