The Obvious Answer I Couldn't See

I used to think the big discoveries would feel like fireworks. Instead, it was just another late night, staring at data that refused to add up, wondering if I was missing something everyone else already knew. Zealandia was there—underwater, ignored, dismissed for centuries. Sometimes I wonder if that’s how I look to my own committee: present, but not quite visible, not quite real. We keep telling ourselves the next paper, the next grant, the next breakthrough will make it all make sense. But mostly, it’s just me, quietly hoping someone will finally see what I’ve been trying to show all along. And some days, I’m not even sure I see it myself. #ScienceFatigue #InvisibleWork #GradSchoolLife #Science