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Changing course, Part 2: Preparing to consider possibilities

Last time on Ever On & On, biochembelle sensed a disturbance in the force, the hints of a squirrelly feeling about the plan to pursue a faculty gig. Now the continuation… It took some time for me to realize that something … Continue reading

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Changing course, Part 1: Permission to consider

When we’ve been pursuing a path for a while, considering a change of course might not come easily. I think we often expect to realize a need or desire for change to come in a flash of clarity and certainty. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Franklin’s honor isn’t in Watson’s medal

The gossip of the scientific water cooler (aka Twitter) the past week: James Watson is selling his Nobel Medal. Watson, with his colleague Francis Crick, received the Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for their work on the structure of … Continue reading

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#digiwrimo check-in

November is flowing by, now 2/3 gone. I started #digiwrimo with the goal to write everyday. Technically I’ve done that. But the real intention was to spend at least half an hour everyday writing for myself. I’ve come (surprisingly) close to … Continue reading

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Failure is an outcome

Failure. A simple concept. Yet there is vast complexity embedded in how we interpret and treat failure, particularly in how the term applies to our own lives. Failure comes in many forms. Standards go unmet. Objectives aren’t fulfilled. Deadlines are … Continue reading

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