A recipe for a well-done PhD project

2 spoonfuls of ignorance to small stuff (e.g., gossips among senior researchers about themselves), 4 cups of good day-to-day planning, and 100 ml of optimism. Mix them together well and add 3 spoonfuls of life outside the office and 200 ml of good daily communication with family. Bake the dough on medium-sized flame for at least three and a half years years.