Great piece. The last paragraph is striking: worrying about what people think of you is a distraction, and ending those internal debates with “what can I do”. There is a strong message about empowerment there.
Never give up, as the Stoics tell us: "Flinch not, neither give up nor despair, if the achieving of every act in accordance with right principle is not always continuous with thee" (Marcus Aurelius, V, 9).
Great piece. The last paragraph is striking: worrying about what people think of you is a distraction, and ending those internal debates with “what can I do”. There is a strong message about empowerment there.
Imagine if she hadn’t read that book at a young age…
From your article,
"Karikó took the demotion and stayed at Penn."
That stands out to me as signaling someone who put her belief in her work above her pride.
Totally
Never give up, as the Stoics tell us: "Flinch not, neither give up nor despair, if the achieving of every act in accordance with right principle is not always continuous with thee" (Marcus Aurelius, V, 9).