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When your advisor says your research dreams are too big

My advisor told me my research question is too ambitious for a PhD but it's the only work that feels meaningful to me and I don't know if I should compromise my intellectual curiosity to graduate.

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Your advisor says your research is too ambitious, but it's the only work that feels worth doing.

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