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Just like I don't tend to realize I'm sick until I get better, I don't tend to realize when I'm doing something hard until it gets easier. The past month or so, I've been wondering where my motivation for science went. I just felt like it was a struggle to get myself to focus. Then yesterday, things were easier in the lab (because the whole team was working together, and the problem was relatively straightforward, and we found and fixed it), and I had a really fun day. It occurred to me that it's okay if things seem hard when they are, and it's not a sign that I'm losing my motivation.