• Question: Is it challenging to be a scientist or is it effortless?

    Asked by superstar to Jake, James, Pete, Senga, Simonne on 6 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Simonne Weeks

      Simonne Weeks answered on 6 Nov 2017:

      Great question. I think both. It’s always good to have a challenge. Once you have mastered something it can sometimes feel effortless.It’s like playing a game – you have to test your skills and move onto the next level of challenge.

    • Photo: Senga Robertson

      Senga Robertson answered on 6 Nov 2017:

      Hi 865putk39!

      I’ve really only just started my “science journey”, I’m half way through a PhD and I find quite a lot of things very challenging, especially at the beginning when I didn’t understand some of the words that were used in science papers. Things get easier and easier though….although I’m not at the effortless stage yet lol.

      Senga 🙂

    • Photo: Jake Langham

      Jake Langham answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      It’s certainly not effortless. I have been studying science at university for around 9 years and am really only just starting to do good scientific work! The effort is worth it though.

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