A Key to Success Is the Key that Opens and Closes the Lab Door

When I was working toward my Ph.D. at the University of Athens in the mid-1970s, I recall putting in 16–17 h per day, plus time on Saturdays and Sundays. Nobody asked me or forced me to do so. I figured that extra work would allow me to finish my thesis earlier, improve my CV, and likely serve well my long-term goals of becoming a medical scientist. On a few occasions, while working beyond midnight, I was...