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Starting Something New is Scary Starting a new project, experiment, or even just a new paragraph in your manuscript is exciting, but it’s also scary.  You’re excited about the potential outcomes but also worried about how much work is going to be involved, how your corals will respond, or how to convince others about your findings. You’re just trying to not mess this up. Instead of getting started, though, your fear leads you to put off the work entirely, finding other tasks

You're not better than the business world As a coral restoration scientist or a practitioner, you may think that your work is insulated from the pressures of the business world.   You’re not hostage to KPIs, ROI, or any one of those stupid corporate terms. You’re creating knowledge! You’re saving the coral reefs! In reality, your work is no different than any other business , especially when it comes to marketing. That's soooo niche When it comes to research, you spend years

AI tools can help you be more productive, but its convenience can eventually become dependence.