Any regrets?

What would you do differently is the theme for the post-doc carnival. If I could, would I go back and make some changes? In hindsight? Heck yeah! As much as I would like to not have any regrets like Dr. Brazen Husssy, I can't help it. There are some issues that pop into my mind at times and I wonder what if? Now, I know that I can't go back and I don't dwell on those issues. However, I do wonder....

Bringing this topic to the present, I have a wishy-washy feeling about my present situation. If I had a crystal ball in early 2006 and I could see how my post-doc would turn out, I probably would have turned it down. Then again, I have learned a lot about the administrative side of running things that I probably wouldn't have learned in another situation. The thing about that is, I've learned "what not to do." There are so many things that would make this project work better, and yes I was able to incorporate my own plans into the project so it wasn't that painful. But overall, the management has been poor and mis-managed.

In hindsight, there are many things that could have been done differently. With that thought in mind, I'm okay with my decision for I have learned something from this experience. I think that is the most important thing.

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