Making a boring task exciting I agree. But I think overall you should continue writing about executive function, and more advisors need to do so as well for multiple reasons. First of all, UT Ties is expensive and the scholarship they have is only for one or two undergrads. I went there, I got one 30 minute session with UT Ties, and they say if you want more sessions it costs hundreds of dollars or you need a coach which is more expensive. No thank you. I want my PI to help me. I think it's really nice that you think about this as a mentor and share your thoughts. The fact that you put effort, write about it, and read about it shows you care, and I personally find it really motivating that I'm not a burden. I'm just different and my advisor is willing to help he tries to get to know how different brains work, and I don't think most advisors even meet with their students once a month to see where they're stuck, and even if they do, it's just a check-in not actually teaching them how to do research. Most students just struggle and get drowned in their own world and never come up. It's not true that coaches and therapists are easily accessible at all. I'm in therapy for a long time, and it's not easy to find someone you can trust and match your personality who can also help you in different aspect of life at the same time. Finding that person really is hard and at the same time all these facilities are expensive and not everyone can access them, especially PhD students; even with insurance it's still a lot of money because you should at least go weekly to get results in less than 5-7 years if you want to cure yourself and enjoy life before you die.
I also don't think it matters to say smart or not smart, because people like myself who love to be called smart to fill the void inside and reduce self-hatred can still be stuck. I prefer to keep going instead of being told I'm smart but stuck. I feel people who comment don’t talk like that should know that mentees prefer their advisor to know they’re miserable and help them, rather than acting nice and not pointing it out, leaving them to drown in misery while surrounded by smiley faces.
Making a boring task exciting I agree. But I think overall you should continue writing about executive function, and more advisors need to do so as well for multiple reasons. First of all, UT Ties is expensive and the scholarship they have is only for one or two undergrads. I went there, I got one 30 minute session with UT Ties, and they say if you want more sessions it costs hundreds of dollars or you need a coach which is more expensive. No thank you. I want my PI to help me. I think it's really nice that you think about this as a mentor and share your thoughts. The fact that you put effort, write about it, and read about it shows you care, and I personally find it really motivating that I'm not a burden. I'm just different and my advisor is willing to help he tries to get to know how different brains work, and I don't think most advisors even meet with their students once a month to see where they're stuck, and even if they do, it's just a check-in not actually teaching them how to do research. Most students just struggle and get drowned in their own world and never come up. It's not true that coaches and therapists are easily accessible at all. I'm in therapy for a long time, and it's not easy to find someone you can trust and match your personality who can also help you in different aspect of life at the same time. Finding that person really is hard and at the same time all these facilities are expensive and not everyone can access them, especially PhD students; even with insurance it's still a lot of money because you should at least go weekly to get results in less than 5-7 years if you want to cure yourself and enjoy life before you die.
I also don't think it matters to say smart or not smart, because people like myself who love to be called smart to fill the void inside and reduce self-hatred can still be stuck. I prefer to keep going instead of being told I'm smart but stuck. I feel people who comment don’t talk like that should know that mentees prefer their advisor to know they’re miserable and help them, rather than acting nice and not pointing it out, leaving them to drown in misery while surrounded by smiley faces.