(before i write anything else, i meant to write this a few days ago.)
i finally got around to reading a paper of l. ambrosio and b. kirchheim, titled "currents in metric spaces." that is, i read section 1: the introduction.
it's impressive.
after reading the plan of the paper, i became moody and depressed, and i couldn't work on my own research anymore. it's true that mathematics is not a competition, but this seems such great stuff that anything i do seems to pale in comparison.
the work's not going so well, anyway.
i find myself reacting that way regularly: a seminar talk might end, and i'd wander out of the lecture room, in a bit of a shock and incapable of talking to anyone. it's probably why i feel so withdrawn at large conferences.
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