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Pennington Corner: Adapting–and Advancing–Through Unforeseen Circumstances
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Jannuzzi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the electrochemical society interface
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1944-8783
pISSN - 1064-8208
DOI - 10.1149/2.002211if
Subject(s) - boss , fatalism , law and economics , sociology , epistemology , engineering , philosophy , mechanical engineering
Someone much wiser than I once said, “Sometimes, the situation is the boss.” I was reminded of this sobering fact as I was writing my 2020 annual work review and setting my goals for the year to come. Looking back at all that happened in 2020, and trying, as best I could, to peer forward into 2021, the inescapable truth of this axiom hit me head-on. I realized that while we may be in charge, we are by no means in control. Some might say that is a fatalistic, somewhat helpless point of view, but I beg to differ.

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