1

Collect as Many "tools" as you can (stats, math, teaching, etc.)

尽可能多地积累技能（比如统计、数学、教学等）。

2

Work constantly! Being an academic is a lifestyle not a job/hobby.

持续的工作。学术是一种生活方式，而不是一份工作和一项爱好。

3

Push yourself! Be proactive! No one else will...

要积极主动，要逼着自己，否者没有人会逼着你……

4

Don't be stubborn! Listen to advice/criticism and implement.

不要偏执，要听得进去别人的劝告或批评并落实。

5

Identify your relative strength (e.g., institutional knowledge, math, programming, writing) and think how to make your work stand out.

搞清楚自己的强项（例如，对制度的了解，或者数学，编程，写作），并考虑如何使你的工作脱颖而出。

6

Constantly talk to people about ideas.

不断地和别人讨论你的ideas。

7

Engage your faculty! Seek their advice, suggest ideas, learn from their experiences.

参与到你们系里的同事中去，征询他们的意见，提出观点，向他们学习经验。

8

Work on interesting ideas! It pays off.

去研究那些有趣的ideas，付出最终会有回报的。

9

It's hard to find co-authors; so, cultivate relationships and be selective.

合作者很难找，所以要去建立和维护关系并精心挑选。

10

While "input" is necessary, ultimately it's all about "output". Therefore, efficiency matters!

虽然「投入」是必要的，但最终我们关心的是「产出」。所以效率很重要！

来源：小Q痴子（ID：xiaoqchizi）  作者：Anonymity