Rough Day in the LabLet's just say I am glad today is almost over. One of the things I hate the most is not remembering how to do something that I know I learned and should know how to do, especially if it is easy. It also made me question if I am cutout for research.
Basically, I needed to perform a few dilutions before I could get the right volume concentrations for my experiment. I started with my M1V1=M2V2 formula and got some tiny numbers that made me question the answers. After over an hour of trying to remember, getting frustrated, self-doubting, and venting about how much I don't think I'm cutout for research, I think got some maybe half correct calculations. I hope they are right. Today helped me realized that doing dilution calculations for chemistry homework doesn't really work the same in the lab. I realized that sometimes you have to scale up, scale back down, and then scale up because the lab equipment doesn't measure smaller than 2uL on a micro-pipette.
We all been there. Do not give up. Just take a deep breath and try again. In moments like this it is best to a break. You belong in research, you have done a lot of great work and have great work ethics. Just believe in yourself because I do!
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