today I read some articles written by Matt Might, assitant professor in some university.(http://matt.might.net/articles/) 

He told me how to be a successful ph.d student.the secret is perseverance, tenacity and cogency.

> perseverance. when there is a will, there is a way. I was so depressed since I could not help to cry in the seminar last Thursday. unacceptance by my supervisor makes me so franstrated. the aweful feeling lasts for 1 year. I am a unconfidential person and I need encourage from my supervisor. however, my supervisor is so strict and just blame.I am so weak in the research though I am so hardworking. sometimes I cannot find the direction. direction is more important than hardworking. I often doubt my thinking and model framwork. I have so many problems, from physical to psysical.  ----I should be strong in the soul and learn to face the blame from others. first step is not cry when blamed by the professor.

> cogency. I should practise my oral english and written english. I am so nervouse when speaking. I should write my thesis in english, so I must write the blog in english everyday as practice.I have to talk with my supervisor in english, so good oral english is very neccessary.  

 

*** this phase of the Ph.D demands perseverance--in the face of uncertainty, in the face of rejection and in the face of frustration.

*** the skill you accrete during this trauma is the ability to imagine plausible solutions, and to estimate the likelihood that an approach will work.