I used to...

[swimrgurl50]

I used to be a force. I used to make things happen. I was happy with my life because I made my life happy. But in the past 4 months or so, there are very few times I have been happy. And I said it was just a momentary setback until I passed quals. And I think it was for nothing

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[ctheflute]

I think everyone deserves good things, things that make them happy. Generating happiness internally is hard work, but the little bits and pieces of happiness that we get from interactions with other people, things we read, and things we happen to observe can add up to a lot. There is no doubt in my mind that you deserve good things, let yourself find them and accept them!

It's taken me a while to get to the point where I feel like I am connecting with my work and know at least some of the questions I should be asking, but getting here has been fun. If the process of finding and asking the questions about math isn't exciting to you and something you make a priority, then do you really want to force yourself to do that for the rest of your working life? Life is short, and you should do what makes you happy.

Let me know if you want to chat/skype/etc. sometime... not as cozy as Arabica's, but its the best we can do given the circumstances :-)