Science is accidental, boring, repetitive, focused, finicky, wasted, political, ... A beast not easily tamed. Think of Edison's 100 trials to develop the light

Science is accidental, boring, repetitive, focused, finicky, wasted, political, ... A beast not easily tamed. Think of Edison's 100 trials to develop the light bulb. I continually think of my own truncated scientific career. I couldn't, early on in my projects, see the woods for the trees. About the only thing, I recognised was that I was just one cog in a vast enterprise. Looking back, I wish I had had the energy and insight to see beyond my lab work to where it might lead. Back in those days, you needed the term "business model" in your grant submission in order to attract funds. I walked away, thinking I had interests that could better generate a business.