[yiyus]

> They train in school environments where they do classroom projects on their own, or work on long-term intern projects in a silo. They are used to having to figure it all out up front, submit it for review, and then get some sort of result, like a grade or return offer.

This is something I struggle with everyday. PhD students usually come from finishing their master and totally have this mindset. They feel like doing things only by themselves will be more valuable than if they seek collaboration. But we deal with very hard problems and previous experience is one of our best assets, collaboration with other team members is not only very well valued, but essential to get our work done.

A very importnat point, in my opinion, is that the students should not have to figure out all this by themselves. It is our job, as supervisors, to help them to change this mindset. Easier said than done...