I was looking through scientific journal articles today and noticed an author's name: Einstein.
I'd think that having the name Einstein would give you an unfair advantage in research. People would be handing you scholarships and grants and publishing your studies because they'd just assume that you're freakishly smart. Kind of like how when you see someone that looks like Bill Gates, intelligence is probably your first perception.
When people look at me I don't think 'smart' is the first thing that comes to mind. And then I open my mouth or do something ridiculous and remove any doubt that they probably weren't even having in the first place. From then on in it's an uphill battle to prove I have at least a smidgeon of a brain and know how to use it.
I wonder what my supervisor was thinking on that fateful day when he encouraged me to do graduate studies. Mind you, most of his first impression of me was most likely based on reading my lab notes and research papers. Now, I ain't no Einstein but I sure gots me some mad writin' skillz... Um, I think?
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