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Not sure that's a grudge - a grudge might have been going to hair school and giving your mom and her friend the worst perms of their lives! 😁 I feel ya - had a couple of creative writing teachers derail me for 30 years. But here we are - writing, and thinking big thoughts! 💡

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May 9, 2023Liked by Andrea C. Neil

I feel bad that you were discouraged from being a cosmologist. That’s terrible but I’ve seen it done to people.

Believe it or not, I know some scientists, nuclear physicists, and other types, and not a one of them sits around solving equations. They think of things in ways that other people don’t. It has more to do with their intuition and creativity and the ability to sell their ideas. Sure math plays a big part but you know a c in calculus is. Or anything to be ashamed of.

I am one of those nerds who knew what I wanted early on. I liked and was good at math, chemistry, and physics and chemical engineering has lots of that. No regrets

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