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Sunday, June 23, 2013
Reflections
This week has been more challenging than I anticipated. First, we started with one topic and switched to another. I was slightly frustrated due to the topic change simply because I would like to speak within the confines of my expertise. I ended up just using an analogy within my knowledge base to support the topic. I think its weak but I just want to get the work done. I wonder if this is typical for physical scientist (or engineers) when attempting to do work with social scientist. This was a challenge I was not prepared for AT ALL.
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Sound like a common frustration! It is unfortunate that you had to settle instead of being able to research something that you are truly interested in. I am sure this makes it difficult for you to stay focused. :(
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