Immediately the rejoinder came.
1.You can have as many picnics during your PhD as you think will help your mental health.
2.The landmarks of a PhD can be ambiguous.
3.One of the hardest things about doing a PhD is that you need to be your biggest believer.
4.You can learn how to do anything.
5.You’ll have to read a lot.
6.Your PhD is yours, and yours alone.
7.Nobody is perfect, with or without all of the neurons they started with.