Dr. Brian Keating

Where do I come from?

So you're in this race, in this relay race, and you get the baton for a very short amount of time.

From after college and graduate school, in my case, up until retirement in a decade or so for me.

So you run your leg, but your job is to pass it on.

So be a hero to other people.

Be in awe of other people that came before you.

But realize you're one part in this infinite race against an unbeatable.

And Mother Nature is undefeated.

We're never going to know everything.

So that can be applied in any field as long as you don't go out of your lane and try to do everything to all people at all times.

But in the book, I also talk about you can't be immune to your own needs.

And I give tips on drinking alcohol and coffee and sleep and all these practical things you never hear about when you're a student.

You never learn about it.

Like when you went to college,

You don't have any idea.

What do they do?

What's their job?

Who pays them?

What do they do in their off time?

But I want to demystify it for anyone who is in college or going to college and is interested in science.