The Mindset That Changed My Life

When I was a young researcher just starting out, something happened that changed my life. One ten-year-old boy pulled up his chair, rubbed his hands together, smacked his lips, and cried out, I love a challenge. Another said with authority, you know, I was hoping this would be informative. What's wrong with them? I wondered. Were these alien children, or were they on to something? Everyone has a role model, someone who pointed the way at a critical moment in their lives. These children were my role models. They obviously knew something I didn't, and I was determined to figure it out"