what advice would you pass to yourself 5 years ago

Question: what advice would you pass to yourself 5 years ago
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Asked by anon-328813 on 10 Jun 2022.
- Sophie Richardson answered on 10 Jun 2022:
  
  5 years ago I was 19, almost 20, and struggling to find a position for my work placement year. I had even applied to swap to the Master’s course instead! I’d tell myself that it’s tough to face the rejection over and over, but it’s important to persevere and learn from each rejection. If you learn from these experiences, you get better and, eventually, the right opportunity will come and it’ll be amazing.
  
  I did get a work placement year position in the end, and I got a lot out of the experience. I would say it has led me to where I am today, as it introduced me to DNA sequencing in the lab and how these tests are developed in industry labs.
- Rachel Harris answered on 10 Jun 2022:
  
  Don’t take things too seriously. Don’t worry too much about whether you’re doing the right thing. Make sure you’re enjoying your work and your free time.
- Karin Purshouse answered on 10 Jun 2022:
  
  Five years ago I was in a really stressful stage of my internal medicine training. To progress on from that stage of my training I had to sit a number of really hard exams alongside working as a doctor, and five years ago, I failed the last and most stressful of these exams at the first sitting. I was gutted!
  So I would tell myself – don’t worry, you’ll pass it next time (which I did) and you’ll be glad in the future that you failed the first time! Post-graduate medical exams are really hard, and most people I know have had to resit something at some point. I learned a lot from failing – mostly that the world goes on, and that I was able to dust myself down, take a different approach to the exam, and that was how I passed it second time round. I remain slightly suspicious of anyone who claims to have never failed anything – failure is a fact of life, and we are all made better by it!
- Holly Hall answered on 10 Jun 2022:
  
  Five years ago I was stupidly stressed! I was writing up my thesis for my PhD and I’d started a new job at the same time. I’d love to just tell myself to chill out and it’ll all be worth it in the end!
- Jocelyn Bisson answered on 10 Jun 2022:
  
  Be flexible and take advantage of any opportunities offered to you. Try to be a yes person! I was very worried about moving to Edinburgh from Brighton to study more and I’m so glad I said yes and made the right decision.
- Erminia Romano answered on 11 Jun 2022:
  
  Work less and enjoy more life!
- Maria Peiris Pages answered on 13 Jun 2022:
  
  Work is not everything in your world! A happy life involves having a job that you like and enjoy but also so much more than that! And not being the best at everything is ok!
- Chelsea Gerada answered on 16 Jun 2022:
  
  5 years ago I would have been in the middle of my PhD and I was having a bit of rough time dealing with stress and the pressure I was putting on myself. It’s something I’m still learning to deal with but the advice I would give myself is to not be too hard on myself and make sure that I’m taking care of my mental and physical health. Its hard to be productive at work when your constantly feeling tired and run down so its important to enjoy your time outside of work and live a balanced life.

Question: what advice would you pass to yourself 5 years ago

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