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How pastimes help you score in science

I gave up both football and the violin to focus exclusively on my graduate studies. But I came to realize just how important those hobbies were.
  1. Javad Alizadeh

    1. Javad Alizadeh is a PhD student in the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.

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Like many other students beginning graduate school, I was quickly overwhelmed with responsibilities and had to find time for studying by letting go of many other things I valued.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01295-3

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