Episode 199 – Creatively Speaking

Those of you more creative folks currently struggling through more “prefrontal” than creative science courses to fulfill your dreams of contributing to our understanding of normal and problematic animal behavior and/or physiology, take heart. Even though you may need to work a lot harder and possibly never achieve the high grades you desire in such an environment, you will emerge a more well-rounded thinker. And this will enable you to apply that knowledge more creatively than those lacking this duel perception.

I speak as someone who only learned to appreciate this benefit after-the-fact. When I actually slogged through such courses for all those years, it was hell. Now I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything.