Most important skills for PhD students these days:
* Cogitating
* Pondering
* Combobulating
* Flibbertigibbeting
* Booping
* Canoodling
* Whatchamacalliting
* Tomfoolering
* Topsy-turvying
* Dilly-dallying
* Razzle-dazzling
* Shenaniganing
* Lollygagging
Full list here:
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