If you are in a technical field, whether in academia, government, or industry, it is important to read technical articles and papers so that you can try to stay current with ever-changing technological progress. One habit that will benefit you over time is writing your own summaries of the papers …

Whether it’s writing that first short story, or getting that first sale, or landing that new job, or beginning a fitness program, or starting a new company, or taking martial arts lessons, or learning a music instrument: if you focus, get started right now, and apply grit, you can do it.

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You know that feeling you have when you lean just a touch too far back in your chair?

It’s like a combination of fear, panic, and a tingly-kind-of-awesome-rush-that-you-won’t-admit-you-kind-of-liked.

So, I have this unique opportunity to get a rare, firsthand look at a US Navy aircraft carrier, as …