As a researcher, especially as a Ph.D. student, you are most literally a jack of all trades, and – at least in the beginning – a master of none. You are a reader, detective, lab rat, data analyst, graphic designer, author, supervisee, and supervisor all at once. And, of course, you are expected to excel in all those areas. Whew, that’s a lot of pressure, right?!
The bright side of that system? While you will always be a jack of all trades, you can become the master of some. And, on your way to mastery, you will inevitably pick up one or two unique extra skills. Some of them might be useful, others not so much.
Here is one of my useless skills:
