Everyone tells you that scientific research prepares you for a wide range of careers (no just in mixing chemicals on a bench). I knew that my “soft skills” in speaking and writing would transfer into most occupations. Similarly, I’d been taught that the collaborations formed and trainees mentored reflected an ability to work at different levels of teams. Even my social media experience could be spun up as a type of marketing/PR skillset.
But here’s a new one (at least for me): fumbling through things almost blindly may be the first step to learning something.
And Nothing Teaches You This Skill Of “Failing Forward” Like Grad School.