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[kottila]

netron, on 09 April 2009 - 07:38 PM, said:

How many of you really are doing research as a passion instead of for survival, and really believe what you are doing is going to solve some real problem. I believe over 90% of us will respond "no" including myself.

It used to be a passion, now it's a passion one day a week and something I have to get through the rest of the days.

[merlav]

For passion!!!, if were for survival I had studied other thing were I can earn more money.

[gt_ameya]

Its passion... but I'm now in a semi-industrial set up, developing protocols and run routine samples. So when its development I love it and when there is routine work, I get bored. So right now, its survival, cause I would rather work here than anywhere else to make money and am taking small steps to the level called 'Passion', from where I would like to take off....

[Optimistic]

For me,

Because i am doing my master's research, in cancer and cell death, i do not feel that i am doing it as survival OR even as a passion.
It seems like someone push me to do it and because of that i have been trying to push my self to feel that i have a passion which's by the end came up a real Obsession that i could not be able to remove it from my head.

Your Question such a knife stab me in my heart

[metaltemujin]

It was passion first...then swings to survival... and now I don't know.

[Trof]

I do it for the passion. I'm curious and I think knowledge is the only thing that can really push the mankind to something better. Yet, as my PhD studentship is getting older and older (and I hope I will definitelly finish this year!) I'm realising that I may be forced to leave it someday for some better paid job. It's not about big money, it's about living normal modest life, not needing to worry if I have to buy a discount food, to have some money for my hobbies, for once-a-year vacation, for raising a future child. Still I'm not ready yet to leave this world of wonders and sights.
When looking for other options I'm thinking about maybe some company application support, helping to solve problems of others. I like to analyze and find the solution. It wouldn't be science though, but I would feel like I'm helping it in an indirect way.