"...when it seems mundane, it usually means you're at a comfortable place.Enjoy it!"
Research:
I was at a networking event a few weeks ago and I remember speaking with another Grad student about his research, and he was complaining about the fact that he just sits at his computer, changes one or two numbers, and waits for a simulation run to be completed. I laughed and told him - at least that means you've got things finally working. When your research seems mundane, it usually means you're at a comfortable place where you barely need to change anything to achieve usable results. At this time, my research had gotten mundane... I was at that comfortable place I spoke about; running many simulations, barely needing to change a thing.
....and that's when it happened!
A certain simulation run showed some very interestingly random results that I now have no choice but to set up an entirely new problem to evaluate those results - crapdammit! This may end up being fantastic for my research in the future but it's just friggin frustrating at the moment! *sigh
Life:
I found that the seemingly boring times in life (those I've experienced thus far) have typically occurred at times where I wasn't terribly busy and things were smooth-sailing to the point where they seemed nauseating at times. I'm initially enjoying the nothingness of it all, 'til a point where I feel I need to shake things up. Other times, I haven't had the chance to choose the "shake" and things just happened naturally to shake the order of things - forcing me to reevaluate situations/people.
We all love when we get to choose the direction in which things go, or when things change naturally BUT we immediately see the benefit of the change. However, I'm yet to find someone who gets super excited when their world gets shaken up and they have NO idea what direction things are going in... and all they can do is look forward, push further, and pray for the best. Yes, there are all those motivational speeches that tell you that you're the author of your destiny and "insert other shit ideas here..." but we all know this isn't entirely true. Tell that ish to the people that lost their homes/jobs/lives in Haiti or Jos. Whaddyasaaynowww??
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