April 7

"You have to be confident." That's all the justification you need. It doesn't need to come from some deep place. This is where the phrase "fake it till you make it" comes from. It is real if you say it is.

Part of being confident is recognizing your good qualities and highlighting them. My attention to detail is better than most people I know.

I'm coming to realize Remi has no filter. A little blunt and rough around the edges at times. But maybe that's a good thing.

What if I truly did not care how others felt about me? What if I simply said exactly what I was thinking? Have I earned that right as a professor and PI, at least to some extent?