I have been going back to work on and off (more off than on to be honest) for the past month, to try and finish off The Last Mediocre Paper, and I’m feeling rather pissed off about it.  If my motivation levels could sink any lower they would be subterranean.  Rationally I know that, since most of the work is actually done, I should  really do this last push and get it published.  The Pavlovian Reflex of ‘publish or perish’ acquired after more than a decade of postdoccing really makes it impossible to just shrug and leave the stuff there. Continue reading →