I don't like to discuss applications. It makes me worried and insecure, and aggravates my self-doubt for no good reasons at all: "Oh no, how come i haven't got any interview?", "I don't have any publication!", "Oh sh*t, she's so much better than me", so on and so forth... But nowadays, among us scholars whose mouths are bigger than the Siberian Lake and jealousy greener than spring grass, the topic of apps is inevitably on the table. Yuck!
Yesterday my sister, being the great financial planner that she is, talked to me at length about my future assets. The conclusion is that i wont be worth anything ten years from now, unless i go and do ibanking. How sad! I always want to be able to get my own house, and give my children the best education possible.
Everyday I realize more and more how impartial I am about research. I'm not passionate about any job in the world, except being a medical doctor (which might just be a pretty illusion fueled by television shows after all). My sister told me "Welcome to the real world". She meant nobody in the real world is passionate about his/her job anyway, people just do their job to feed their children and fund their pastime activities. I think she's right.
On the bright side, the cancer institute in cambridge gives me a phone interview. So i can save plenty of $ on airfare. The thought of being interviewed over the phone, rather than face-to-face, makes me a bit uneasy though. End of discussion.
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