tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post2286973564058140422..comments2023-10-31T05:46:44.678-07:00Comments on Ruminations of an Aspiring Ecologist: When the going gets tough...Karinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-15370067135502994482009-08-03T15:46:44.944-07:002009-08-03T15:46:44.944-07:00Jon here again. Yeah, I agree with muddy. I find t...Jon here again. Yeah, I agree with muddy. I find that thinking about the worst case helps me get past things and gives me confidence in my actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-73011622392278156082009-08-03T15:43:06.477-07:002009-08-03T15:43:06.477-07:00I often struggle with the same problem. My advisor...I often struggle with the same problem. My advisor, and this is literal and metaphorical, just strides through brambles as if daring them to stop him. I slow and in trying not to get stuck, seem to get stuck even more. I try to deal with it asking myself what's the worst that could happen if I don't stop to consider and account for every variable possible? And 90% of the time the worst isn't actually bad at all, just scratches on my knuckles.<br /><br />There's <a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_moon" rel="nofollow">a speech</a> from JF Kennedy before the first moon landing. It had the tone of a pep rally, but in it he says "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon, and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." I think about this quote a lot.<br /><br />(Also, hi! I've been lurking on your blog for a while now.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-88692948069114591772009-08-01T19:12:04.212-07:002009-08-01T19:12:04.212-07:00I understand this COMPLETELY. Frustrating for sur...I understand this COMPLETELY. Frustrating for sure. But maybe try to see it as a positive as well? -- you do not work with blinders on, you are cognizant of the larger picture, and able to juggle multiple contingencies in your head at once. What's the point in collecting 15 different pieces of info if you can only get to 25% of the data points?!gigirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397161637810508421noreply@blogger.com