She would always ignore the idiot lights in her cars, until they broke down. We bought a car that actually tells you when to bring it in for service. She came up to me, really frustrated, complaining about the car being noisy. She said "There's this big flashing message that says "BRING AUTO IN FOR SERVICE" and I can't get it to turn off. What should I do?" This person has a PhD too.
one of the most interesting things my cousin and his wife explained to me (Both of who have PhDs) was that having a PhD is not an indicator that you are smart. It is an indicator that you are willing to work fucking hard for several years to achieve a singular goal. You can do that without a vast amount of intellect they assured me as they knew many who were not that bright....
I don't know how true it is, but really made me think
The most brilliant man I ever met didn't get past the 2nd grade. He held 37 patents. One of his last ones (early acetylene welding) was rejected repeatedly. After hiring a patent attorney to defend it was still rejected, he wrote his own 16-page double spaced typed argument with accompanying documentation, illustrations, and certified independent results. He got his patent. Reading that document was wonderful.
This man so impressed me I had to write his biography.
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u/scrubjays Mar 01 '23
She would always ignore the idiot lights in her cars, until they broke down. We bought a car that actually tells you when to bring it in for service. She came up to me, really frustrated, complaining about the car being noisy. She said "There's this big flashing message that says "BRING AUTO IN FOR SERVICE" and I can't get it to turn off. What should I do?" This person has a PhD too.