Science · by Jan Nowak · 2026-10-09

Letting myself be a beginner made biology less intimidating

I'm not an expert. I've been noting what worked, what felt awkward, and what I'd do differently. Reminding myself that tiny progress counts helped once biology stopped feeling new.

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Imogen Clarke · 0 likes

This sounds sensible, but I'd want to try it myself. The simplest version tends to win for me.

Laura Gómez · 1 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Lucía García · 0 likes

this reminds me of something a friend in Mexico City mentioned. I used to overcomplicate this constantly