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In this Worldview, I share a few observations that I have learnt during my career as a biomedical scientist: explore a bit before settling on a place to experimentally dig for your discoveries; recognize that nature is exceedingly complex and that dogma is meant to be broken; allow yourself to take risks and fail; and realize that science is best done with the long view in mind.