{"id":134938,"date":"2023-09-24T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.finxter.com\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2023-09-24T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:51:40","slug":"zero-to-ph-d-how-to-accomplish-any-task-by-going-small-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/24\/zero-to-ph-d-how-to-accomplish-any-task-by-going-small-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero to Ph.D. \u2013 How to Accomplish Any Task By Going Small First"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A couple of years ago, I watched a TED talk that changed my life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I had just finished my computer science master’s degree and was starting out as a fresh Ph.D. student in the department of distributed systems…<\/p>\n

… and I was overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

There are many computer science students reading the Finxter blog so I hope to find a few encouraging words in this article.<\/em><\/p>\n

Not only was I overwhelmed, but I seriously doubted my ability to finish the doctoral research program successfully.<\/p>\n

I was so impressed by my colleagues, who were much smarter, wittier, and better coders.<\/p>\n

So what were (some of) the things that were bothering me?<\/p>\n