> If someone tells you that your line of research is uninteresting, just do the research anyway.
My graduate advisor said that to me and put me on some other stuff he wanted to work on. It really took the wind out of my sails, and I never really had the passion for the new work that I did for my original idea.
My final year he got a new PhD student and let her work on the idea. She was quite successful in that area. He never said anything to me about it.
TLDR if you have an idea you're passionate about it, ignore the haters and just do it. Even if it doesn't succeed, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you pursued something YOU found interesting.
My graduate advisor said that to me and put me on some other stuff he wanted to work on. It really took the wind out of my sails, and I never really had the passion for the new work that I did for my original idea.
My final year he got a new PhD student and let her work on the idea. She was quite successful in that area. He never said anything to me about it.
TLDR if you have an idea you're passionate about it, ignore the haters and just do it. Even if it doesn't succeed, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you pursued something YOU found interesting.