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My PCR failed yesterday. You don't necessarily need to understand what that means, just know that it's often said to stand for Pipette, Cry, Repeat. So not a rare occurrence, but an incredibly frustrating one.
Instead of hurting myself in frustration or rage-quitting and going home I wrote out a thought record on it, stayed in lab, and worked on finding a solution to the problem and getting other work done on another project.

Are you proud of me? Please be proud of me. Or at least pleased with me.