tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post2162681100463908453..comments2024-03-29T00:56:07.277-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: What are you good at?Notorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-79688637678872725122008-11-12T06:34:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:34:00.000-08:00I'm not sure whether this is true or projection of...I'm not sure whether this is true or projection of how I'd like to be, but I think my specialty is either explaining the complex to the uninitiated by referring to normal human experience, or just the tendency to try and find the little guy in the situation or the moment of most emotional engagement for the spectator. I like to think I make it clear there were people stuck in this thing we call history, trying to figure out what the heck they should be doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-13463707732702441552008-11-10T05:54:00.000-08:002008-11-10T05:54:00.000-08:00Well, since you say it, my strong suit is finding ...Well, since you say it, my strong suit is finding the logical flaw in an argument. But as I've gotten older, I've also gotten better at saying "OK, the main argument in Book X is flawed in the following way . . . but the argument/evidence/line of attack is still worthwhile, because . . ."<BR/><BR/>Remember when J. said that grad school trained us all to be like piranhas? I've tried to move past that. <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, I'm also a really good bagpiper. <BR/><BR/>PiperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-55908496717972667242008-11-09T15:47:00.000-08:002008-11-09T15:47:00.000-08:00I'm really good at connecting things that most peo...I'm really good at connecting things that most people keep separate...I get bored by detail, but I do a great job of making linksSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-85297037292315100862008-11-09T10:04:00.000-08:002008-11-09T10:04:00.000-08:00I see small, interesting details--the fine points ...I see small, interesting details--the fine points that give writings meaning and texture--just about as well as anyone I know. It's sometimes hard for me to make overall arguments because those require some degree of generalizing, and I'm usually reluctant (partly on principled grounds) to move away from the very local and particular.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm good at listening to people and helping them calm themselves down. This is not a writing skill, but it is a skill that helps others with their writing.Dr. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710707191216637159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-6332117353798947242008-11-08T14:52:00.000-08:002008-11-08T14:52:00.000-08:00I'm really good at outlining!And I can sing...very...I'm really good at outlining!<BR/><BR/>And I can sing...very well...but I feel like that sounds snooty. Isn't that weird?medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-38817235829403358882008-11-08T13:56:00.000-08:002008-11-08T13:56:00.000-08:00Oh, I can think of things in new ways and offer id...Oh, I can think of things in new ways and offer ideas. I used to be good at writing, but grad school nearly killed that ability. I'm only gradually recovering. But new ideas? Easy for me. And great fun.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-56475901994507707442008-11-08T11:13:00.000-08:002008-11-08T11:13:00.000-08:00i'm good at zeroing in a unique argument. sometim...i'm good at zeroing in a unique argument. sometimes it's beneficial, sometimes it backfires, but i am usually seeing things differently than many of my peers.teachergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031859408698577418noreply@blogger.com