I started this blog to record my thoughts as a scientist. And while the next several posts have nothing directly to do with scientific research, they are about the experiences of somebody who has struggled to become a scientist — namely, myself. There are plenty of blogs already where scientists write about their research or scientific ideas, or give expression to their social, political, or philosophical views. But I haven’t really run across too many where a scientist talks about really personal problems which he or she has had to deal with while trying to create a career in science. This gives the impression that all the successful scientists (the blogging ones, anyway) have personal lives which are in tiptop shape.
This may or may not actually be true, but it has the effect of creating a vicious cycle… » [Expand post] [Permalink]