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   * At some point you become curious about a question of your own.  You work on asking your question in a thesis proposal.  When you follow through on answering your own question in a dissertation, you have now done "original and independent research".  Whether you do good or bad research, you get to graduate.    * At some point you become curious about a question of your own.  You work on asking your question in a thesis proposal.  When you follow through on answering your own question in a dissertation, you have now done "original and independent research".  Whether you do good or bad research, you get to graduate. 
   * The hope is after graduating, you will continue to work on becoming better at asking and answering questions.  The further along you go, the more the emphasis shifts toward asking the "right questions".  There are a lot more people capable of answering good questions than those capable of asking them.   * The hope is after graduating, you will continue to work on becoming better at asking and answering questions.  The further along you go, the more the emphasis shifts toward asking the "right questions".  There are a lot more people capable of answering good questions than those capable of asking them.
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-A newly minted PhD's best research should be in front of and not behind them.