you've made an eminently prescient comment here. it explains why many scientists are self-denying and perfectionistic: failure is the rule during experimentati

you've made an eminently prescient comment here. it explains why many scientists are self-denying and perfectionistic: failure is the rule during experimentation, and progress is not guaranteed or even knowable sometimes. i think that eventually it gets inseparable from the person. the reaction becomes a habit, and then it sticks.