I’ve been at the lab today from morning until evening, and for most of that time I have been the only one here. The atmosphere is the exact opposite of the frenzied end of semester rush of this past week.<\/p>\n
Within the eerie silence, I have been accomplishing an enormous amount of work. I also feel calm and relaxed here today in a way I have not felt for quite a while.<\/p>\n
This morning it really hit home to me why a lab can be such a difficult place to get work done. It isn’t the presence of other people per se<\/i>, but rather the nature of how we communicate.<\/p>\n
During the semester, at any moment somebody might need something from me — and several times every hour, somebody generally does. Yet today, it’s just the four of us here: the computer, the whiteboard, the coffee machine and me.<\/p>\n
I am happy to report that the four of us are getting along splendidly. And a lot of work is getting done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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