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19	19	== Emotional toll and burnout ==
20	20	Taka: "I had a point in 2008~2009 where I was not getting any research done. It got to the point where the guilt and pressure I was putting on myself was unhealthy and counterproductive, and I could not concentrate or make any progress, no matter how many hours I sat at my desk. Not only did I have serious doubts that I would not succeed in the field, I contemplated on multiple occasions making use of the Pupin roof to be done with my misery. When things stop being fun, talk to your friends, talk to your advisors, and use the counseling services available at Columbia."
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	23	Whatever you think you're experiencing alone, you are not. Don't be afraid to talk to other people. Feeling it isn't failure, and lots of people are around (both within the university and without) to help you succeed. And success is what YOU want, not what other people want you to want. Maybe you want to be a professor, maybe you realize in the middle you want to paint houses, and maybe you want to start a university in canada. It is your life, after all. It is easy to lose track, especially in the attic of pupin. Also? There might not be crying in baseball, but there is definitely crying in astrophysics. Consider it good emotional release. It is better than punching the wall. ~ Sarah