just be(C)ause you(R) (I)nitial de(S)ired ex(P)ectatIon wasn’t met, it doesn’t make it bad (R)
I don’t know if this was surprising necessarily because I already knew from reading previous papers, but it is difficult to understand papers. You have to read them several times to fully understand what is going on and even then, discussing with other people (or in my case, one other person, the Queen Leslie) to get the full picture. Even though I knew I was going to have to have several read-throughs, I am still surprised when I don’t understand everything after the second time. I think with time though, as both I read more papers and learn more about biological engineering, I will understand faster and this shock won’t feel so shaking. Also, going first is always a bit rough partly because you have a little less time, but mostly because you don’t know exactly what you are supposed to do in your presentation until you see a couple examples from your peers. Meeting with Leslie beforehand really helped me out and I am so very thankful for her help. She helped me un...