Academic modesty: calling your work 'a small contribution' while hoping everyone disagrees
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-10-27
A professor's joke on academic writing norms: describing your own work as "a small contribution" while privately hoping reviewers strongly disagree — because the results are actually that impressive.
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