my job

[meganursula]

There you go, the essence of research, is figuring out what questions a sponsor might ask about what you did, and making damned sure you could answer them during a presentation.

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[via-lens.livejournal.com]

Just today I was thinking about how much of appearing competent at work depends on being quick on my feet regarding the periphery, rather than my core tasks (which I am just expected to be able to do). This sounds like a corollary.

[eub.livejournal.com]

A mentor once commented that one of my core skills is "I don't know, and actually you don't know what you think you know either." Which I guess boils down to much the same thing.