Oct. 21, 2020
Too much stuff to do
I wanted to be a biologist since I was in elementary school, but my idea of what biologist does changed few times in my life. As a child, I thought that every biologist is chasing lions in Serengeti, or dives in Jacques Yves Cousteau's team, or (if he is an advances scientist) - recreates dinosaurs form the drop of blood in mosquito in amber. Guess what: I work in the Academia for about ten years now, but I've never done any of these things. I feel especially sorry about not recreating dinosaurs.
In reality, things in science are fascinating, although they might seem boring from the outsider's perspective. Oftentimes, a scientist can year by year do approximately the same things, following the protocols he or she mastered. This is extremely important because it makes results reliable, but it can be boring as well. And sometimes it is actually a waste of resources: a person with a lot of expertise has to spend weeks doing something like counting cells on images of a tissue. This is obviously a bad way to go, and this is why at some point I started to write simple computer programs. Automatize here, speed up there, try to not do the same dull thing more than once in your life, let the machine do it for you.
The problem is, after first relatively simple steps, I realized that I do not really know math and programming and need to study it. But, of course, I cannot abandon my already started projects for this, they are going just fine. And it would be nice to study some new methods in biology, when there is an opportunity, and to collaborate whenever possible.
So, now I have to prepare my PhD thesis, do some work in the lab, study math and programming stuff and noteworthy eat and sleep. Don't repeat it at home :)
Too much stuff to do
I wanted to be a biologist since I was in elementary school, but my idea of what a biologist does has changed a few times in my life.
As a child, I thought that every biologist is chasinges lions in the Serengeti, or dives inwith Jacques Yves Cousteau's team, or (if the isy were an advancesd scientist) - recreates dinosaurs form therom a drop of blood in a mosquito in amber.
When you are talking about an unnamed person, you can use the pronoun "they" to avoid specifying a gender
Guess what: I have worked in the Aacademia for about ten years now, but I've never done any of theose things.
I feelam especially sorry aboutthat I've not recreatinged dinosaurs.
In reality, things in science are fascinating, although they might seem boring from thean outsider's perspective.
Oftentimes, a scientist can year by year do approximately the same things for years, following the protocols he or she has mastered.
"they have mastered" would also fit
This is extremely important because it makes results reliable, but it can be boring as well.
And sometimes it is actually a waste of resources: a person with a lot of expertise has to spend weeks doing something like counting cells on images of a tissue.
This is obviously a bad way to go, and this is why at some point I started to write simple computer programs.
Automatize here, speed up there, try to not do the same dull thing more than once in your life, let the machine do it for you.
The problem is, after first relatively simple steps, I realized that I do not really know math and programming and need to study it.
But, of course, I cannot abandon my already started projects for this, they are going just fine.
And it would be nice to study some new methods in biology, when there is an opportunity, and to collaborate whenever possible.
So, now I have to prepare my PhD thesis, do some work in the lab, study math and programming stuff and noteworthimportantly eat and sleep.
I am not quite sure what you meant by "noteworthy" because it didn't really make sense in the context, but possibly "importantly" works for you
Don't repeattry it at home :)
"Don't repeat it at home" is perfectly correct English, but there is an expression "Don't try this at home!" which is what I think you're referencing here :)
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Good piece of writing! Pronouns are hard to get right, so good luck with improving them. And good luck with the programming — I can recommend "learn python the hard way" if you're looking for a free course that can take you from beginner to intermediate (if you have the time, of course). Otherwise, writing emacs macros to improve your LaTeX output of your PhD thesis is a traditional way to procrastinate ;)
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I wanted to be a biologist since I was in elementary school, but my idea of what biologist does changed few times in my life. I wanted to be a biologist since I was in elementary school, but my idea of what a biologist does has changed a few times in my life. |
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As a child, I thought that every biologist is chasing lions in Serengeti, or dives in Jacques Yves Cousteau's team, or (if he is an advances scientist) - recreates dinosaurs form the drop of blood in mosquito in amber. As a child, I thought that every biologist When you are talking about an unnamed person, you can use the pronoun "they" to avoid specifying a gender |
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Guess what: I work in the Academia for about ten years now, but I've never done any of these things. Guess what: I have worked in |
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I feel especially sorry about not recreating dinosaurs. I |
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In reality, things in science are fascinating, although they might seem boring from the outsider's perspective. In reality, things in science are fascinating, although they might seem boring from |
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Oftentimes, a scientist can year by year do approximately the same things, following the protocols he or she mastered. Oftentimes, a scientist can "they have mastered" would also fit |
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This is extremely important because it makes results reliable, but it can be boring as well. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And sometimes it is actually a waste of resources: a person with a lot of expertise has to spend weeks doing something like counting cells on images of a tissue. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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This is obviously a bad way to go, and this is why at some point I started to write simple computer programs. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Automatize here, speed up there, try to not do the same dull thing more than once in your life, let the machine do it for you. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The problem is, after first relatively simple steps, I realized that I do not really know math and programming and need to study it. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But, of course, I cannot abandon my already started projects for this, they are going just fine. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And it would be nice to study some new methods in biology, when there is an opportunity, and to collaborate whenever possible. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So, now I have to prepare my PhD thesis, do some work in the lab, study math and programming stuff and noteworthy eat and sleep. So, now I have to prepare my PhD thesis, do some work in the lab, study math and programming stuff and I am not quite sure what you meant by "noteworthy" because it didn't really make sense in the context, but possibly "importantly" works for you |
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Don't repeat it at home :) Don't "Don't repeat it at home" is perfectly correct English, but there is an expression "Don't try this at home!" which is what I think you're referencing here :) |
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