Yesterday we got R&R on BAR paper, a good news. But BE is unlikely to work on it. To motivate him, I must draw the line, committing not to work it. Otherwise, BE will never work on it. Hopefully, the fear of letting me down can motivate him. If not, I will cut BAR as a sunk cost.
Either way, I won’t waste time on BAR any more.
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Dear B,
This email is between you and me.
My gut feeling is that we hit the same guy as AE. The reports are written in the same style.
I believe DE liked the idea. Also, he has good impression of us, from our efforts in the last two rounds of the Markov chain paper. But he cannot go against all the naysayers. So we must do more to prove our worth.
At this point, you and me have two papers at MS; they are promising but time consuming. The choice is clear: if you want it, you must put in effort, do what it takes, and go beyond what’s required.
I have time for only one such commitment. I will focus on the revision of the last paper (Markov chain). I will NOT spend time on this one: I believe in you and PA.
You have my word—I will deliver my revision in two months. And I expect the same commitment from your side.
Best,
ACTION415
A MAN OF ACTION 