Your passion should be greater than your fears.
Innovation in refining isn't about reinventing the wheel; it's about making the wheel turn cleaner and smarter.
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."
The development of robust learning algorithms requires a deep understanding of the underlying data distribution.
I think you have to be who you are. I don't think you can fabricate it. I think you have to be who you are and hope that people will accept you for who you are.