What is something that causes you stress at work, and how do you try to overcome it?

"I think we all experience stress in different ways. The work-related stressor I have experienced most is not being able to give everyone the results that they want in a clinical trial. Although it is frustrating, I am also mature enough to know that if we don't succeed at something today, tomorrow we can try again."

"I think I cause myself more stress than any external event or situation. I say that because I put pressure on myself to succeed and see things through to the end. As researchers, we don't always get the results we are hoping for. I have to remind myself that that is why we do research."

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