#84 — Are you avoiding what matters most?

Avoidance shows up in subtle ways—sometimes we know we’re dodging a task, sometimes it’s a reflexive habit, and other times we don’t even realize what we’re avoiding.

In this episode of The Happy Scientist, we explore how these patterns of avoidance can quietly drain your confidence, slow your progress, and amplify stress. More importantly, we’ll show you how to recognize your own patterns and build simple, practical tools to face challenges with clarity and purpose.

Is avoidance holding you back—or can it be transformed into a strategy that helps you thrive?

Listen in to find out.

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Extra Episode — Cory Katuna — Have You Ever Heard of the Consciousness Hard Problem?

Today's episode is part of an experiment: introducing best practices from other disciplines to the bench-based bioscientist.

Today, we discuss the consciousness "hard" problem with Cory Katuna.

Why should a bioscientist care about consciousness? In science, objectivity gets so much attention. But when subjectivity and its usefulness gets dismissed, what do we stand to lose as a result?

For more from Cory, check out her podcast, "Perpective with Cory Katuna" at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA84uCokV0KVgo681-xMe2q4O3r59SxZe.

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#83 — Can you decide what captures your attention?

Modern society has developed sophisticated means of engaging our attention, often for purposes decidedly against our personal interests.

And in the lab, tasks like calculating reagent concentrations or pipetting multiple samples require a high level of focus to avoid messing up. The more mundane, the harder it can be!

And then there are the competing demands of writing-up and hands-on lab work.

What do you do while you wait for your gel to run? Turn your attention to a different job, check your messages, or start to write up your experiment? In other words, is a short distraction actually helpful or not?

So, is the war already lost, or can we take charge of our attention, especially when it matters most?

In this episode of The Happy Scientist, we explore these important questions.

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