研究物理科学家贾斯汀·理查森
“When I mentor students, their academic [talents] are a given. They’re very bright. They’re very smart. But I mentor them to teach them what they don’t learn in school: how to work with other people, how to seek help, and how to mature from a student to a professional.
“[I teach them that] when you fail, it’s OK. Admit what you did wrong, be honest about it, and talk through it. Don’t hide it. Don’t avoid it. We will deal with it together.
“That takes a lot of courage and a lot of maturity, but I try to show them to grow from the challenge and move past it. Face it head on. That is one thing that I did not learn [growing up] and had to learn later in life. It takes a lot of courage to confront your fears and failures. Each and every time is really difficult, but you will feel really empowered. It’s a very significant step in your life if you can do that.”
—Tra-My Justine Richardson, Research Physical Scientist, NASA’s Ames Research Center
Image Credit: NASA / Brandon Torres
Interviewer: NASA / Thalia Patrinos
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“当我指导学生时，他们的学术（天赋）是必然的。他们非常聪明。但我指导他们教会他们在学校里没有学到的东西：如何与他人合作，如何寻求帮助，以及如何从学生成长为专业人士。
“[我告诉他们]当你失败时，没关系。承认你做错了什么，诚实面对，好好谈谈。不要隐瞒。不要回避。我们会一起处理的。
“这需要很大的勇气和成熟，但我试图让他们从挑战中成长，并克服挑战。直面挑战。这是我[在成长过程中]没有学到的一件事，我必须在以后的生活中学习。直面恐惧和失败需要很大的勇气。每一次都很困难，但你会觉得自己很有力量。如果你能做到这一点，那将是你人生中非常重要的一步。”
——NASA艾姆斯研究中心研究物理科学家贾斯汀·理查森
图片来源t: NASA / Brandon Torres
记者: NASA / Thalia Patrinos