I had a good moment today.
I was chatting with Matthew Tao, a recent Purdue ME graduate who's about to commence his graduate studies at UC-Berkeley. I've had on-off experiences with research meetings lately. Not sure what it is. But prior to this meeting, I thought "just let me sink into the discussion."
The meeting with Matt was one of the instances when I said to myself "there's not a thing I would change about that." I just talked science. We got into the weeds. I solved an issue he was having, and that made me feel good about myself. We often say those words in jest, or we only say that when we're being facetious. But it's good to feed good about yourself sometimes. By definition, it feels good.
It felt like this job was fun. It felt like maybe, just maybe, this could end up being worth it.
I need to figure out how to cultivate this attitude in myself. Not going to put huge pressure on. Just need to put myself in more situations where the ideas just flow freely. I think it largely boils down to trusting my own instincts and abilities, and letting them guide me.
Let me sink into tomorrow.
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