Something personal
Something personal
From Dr. Thure Cerling's retirement speech (May 10, 2025):
"Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back."
--Piet Hein (1905-1996), Danish mathemetician, scientist, inventor, designer, writer, and poet
: I tried data mining of dark fiber (so-called DAS) data along the Red TRAX line in Salt Lake City and confirmed that it is inappropriate for seismic analysis. Went through multiple approaches to check its potential. After concluding, I was down a bit, but this is research, and it is fun! I can move on without any regret! (Aug 09, 2024)
from my supervisor's webpage which I agree until now.. :)
2025 07 24: Half Marathon (2h 11 min 57 sec)
2024 04 20: 10 km run (55 min 53 sec)
2018 03 18 : Full Marathon (4h 50 min)
2016 09 11 : 10 km run (49 min 56 sec)
Virtual marathons due to COVID:
2021 05: Half marathon (accumulated distance)
2020 10 30: 10 km run (1 hr 8 min)
and on going running life.. (you can find me somewhere in Tokyo/US running on weekends & holidays)
Career advice from Terry Tao https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/
My favorite: link "Continually aim just beyond your current range"
From my friend's website that I cannot agree more:
"...The stress, anxiety, worry, and many negative emotions I feel about staying in academia are rooted in the fact that I deeply care about research in physics. And, it won't be wise to walk away from something I really love ..."