If you have a goal for the near future... (13)
AlgarionPatras, West Greece Greece183 Threads 2,961 Posts...and feel that you can't reach it (that's what you feel in the inside) but the others tell you that you are doing good, what you would do? Would you continue? It might seem a funny question but has anyone felt that he is not going well towards his goals, even the others tell him that he is great?
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Often times, you as a person cannot see yourself as others do.
The reason you may feel that you are not reaching the goals that you have set for youself is maybe because you would like it to happen instantaneously, and more times than not, goals takes time to accomplish.
If others in your life can see an advancement on your part towards your goals, then take it to heart
The reason you may feel that you are not reaching the goals that you have set for youself is maybe because you would like it to happen instantaneously, and more times than not, goals takes time to accomplish.
If others in your life can see an advancement on your part towards your goals, then take it to heart
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Do what you are great at as long as it does not break the law, you are great at something go for it dude, Brad
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I'm going to the beach! And I will reach it...oh yes, I will.
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everyone thinks the worst about themselves... its kinda human nature - u just have to realise this n try ur best to be confident in ur abilities :)
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I know it's human nature but i try to avoid that. But this one brought me to my limits. You can't imagine how difficult is for a chemist to deal with Quantum Physics. I mean in the University we haven't been trained neither on mathematics nor physics. And now i study alone, with noone to help me and it's really difficult...Everyday i find out that i know nothing...And that will be the subject of my Ph.D!!!! And i come to think that i will compete with professionals who know a great deal of Physics and Mathematics and i will me always in the bottom...
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Everytime I look in the mirror buddy.
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What I have done is set a major goal. "The Big Picture"
Then set smaller goals to get me there. This way when one of the smaller goals can't be reached there's always the big picture goal which is the end goal still ahead.
When a smaller goal can't be reached another smaller goal is created that I work towards. When a smaller goal is reached then I know that I have made it one goal closer to the big picture goal. And then I set, and work on getting to the next smaller goal.
To answer your question: If you set a smaller goal for yourself and don't think you are getting to goal quick enough or not going to get to goal at all and people are telling you that you are doing great then listen to them. Listen to positive feedback and make adjustments in either your smaller goal or your thinking. The same goes for negative feedback also. Listen to the feedabck and make adjustments to get you to the big picture goal.
Then set smaller goals to get me there. This way when one of the smaller goals can't be reached there's always the big picture goal which is the end goal still ahead.
When a smaller goal can't be reached another smaller goal is created that I work towards. When a smaller goal is reached then I know that I have made it one goal closer to the big picture goal. And then I set, and work on getting to the next smaller goal.
To answer your question: If you set a smaller goal for yourself and don't think you are getting to goal quick enough or not going to get to goal at all and people are telling you that you are doing great then listen to them. Listen to positive feedback and make adjustments in either your smaller goal or your thinking. The same goes for negative feedback also. Listen to the feedabck and make adjustments to get you to the big picture goal.
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Thank you for being in pains to right this whole text. I 've read it and i found it very informative. But you know what the problem is? Quantum Chemistry is quite difficult area. Especially for the Chemist. All the things you 've learned in Chemistry are suddenly not useful...And you need to know other things. Mathematics, tensor algebra, analysis, electrodynamics, Molecular Orbital Theory, Calculus of variations, Molecular Dynamics, Hilbert Spaces, Matrix Algebra,Vector Spaces, non-linear optics, Interaction of Molecules with electromagnetic fields....AND WERE IS CHEMISTRY? I mean there is nohing great to make an experiment, get some results and put them in a graph...Anyway that was not the point...The point is that a worthy goal is always difficult...
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tHANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK
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Most of what you seek can be found in one book:
"Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics" by Byron and Fuller.
It's a paperback Dover book.
And no, it's not easy stuff! I'm currently studying this myself and I use many other books as supplements. In fact, my physics and mathematics library currently contains 69 textbooks. I just now counted them.
Although I may have missed a few laying around. I might add that about a third of them are Schaum's Outlines. Most of the others are Dover publications, along with some hardcover college textbooks.
I also have quite a few instructional videos. The Teaching Company has some good courses. You can Goggle them. I have Feynman Lectures on QED as well as a lot of NOVA documentaries and other videos.
I'm not sure what your "goal" is, but if you goal is to know all of this stuff inside and out I personally think that your goal is unrealistic. No one person knows it all. You need to pick and chose and find your way around. I don't think it's humanly possible for a single person to know all of this stuff. There's just too much information to take it all in. You just do the best you can.
If I were in your situation my only "goal" would be to get my Ph.D. and to be perfectly honest about it I would get it doing the least amount of work I could possible do. Your REAL education will start AFTER you get your Ph.D. anyway!
Best wishes in whatever you chose to do.
"Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics" by Byron and Fuller.
It's a paperback Dover book.
And no, it's not easy stuff! I'm currently studying this myself and I use many other books as supplements. In fact, my physics and mathematics library currently contains 69 textbooks. I just now counted them.
Although I may have missed a few laying around. I might add that about a third of them are Schaum's Outlines. Most of the others are Dover publications, along with some hardcover college textbooks. I also have quite a few instructional videos. The Teaching Company has some good courses. You can Goggle them. I have Feynman Lectures on QED as well as a lot of NOVA documentaries and other videos.
I'm not sure what your "goal" is, but if you goal is to know all of this stuff inside and out I personally think that your goal is unrealistic. No one person knows it all. You need to pick and chose and find your way around. I don't think it's humanly possible for a single person to know all of this stuff. There's just too much information to take it all in. You just do the best you can.
If I were in your situation my only "goal" would be to get my Ph.D. and to be perfectly honest about it I would get it doing the least amount of work I could possible do. Your REAL education will start AFTER you get your Ph.D. anyway!
Best wishes in whatever you chose to do.
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Cool, The Socratic approach.
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Thank you Abra...Thank you very much!!!!!
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