i spent the weekend in cincinnati, which i would like to call my "mathematical vacation" from the job hunt. it was both productive and great fun. i met with "mathematical family," and i dare say:
i think i see the beginnings of a collaboration.
.. but first things first:
apply for jobs,
then thesis,
then collaborations.
thinking about it, i may have become a mathematical hermit in recent time.
it's only recently that i've discussed research and problems with others, perhaps because of paranoia and worries ..
(to which my hold remains firm)
.. that if i talk about them, then someone will say something intelligent and useful, and then it becomes a joint project. that is a fine thing; it makes for better mathematics but then again, it's your thesis work.
maybe i'm old-fashioned about this sort of thing, but i always believed that a thesis should be your own, original work ..with some suggestions from an adviser, of course.. but essentially your own work.
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