{"id":18824,"date":"2019-11-19T09:31:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T09:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/video\/week-2-challenge-2-i-am-a-researcher-because\/"},"modified":"2019-11-19T09:31:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T09:31:57","slug":"week-2-challenge-2-i-researcher-because","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/week-2-challenge-2-i-researcher-because","title":{"rendered":"Week 2 challenge 2 &#8211; &#8220;I am a researcher because&#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for your&nbsp;second task in the six-week challenge?&nbsp;This week&#8217;s task&nbsp;will surely help you end this year on a high, positive note. I know that as a researcher, there are many hurdles you need to overcome and sometimes these may get you down. But I want you to stay motivated throughout your research journey, so here&#8217;s what I want you to do this week:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000099;\"><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><strong>Challenge #2:<br \/>\nComplete this sentence &#8211; &#8220;I love being a researcher because&#8230;&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Complete this sentence and tell me&nbsp;why you decided to become a researcher, what motivates you, what keeps you going through all the ups and downs in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Write your thoughts on a piece of paper, take a picture of your reason(s),&nbsp;and share it with us &#8211; tag us on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Editage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Editage<\/a>)&nbsp;or leave your comments below. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what do you say? Are you up for this challenge? Then get ready to say &#8220;Challenge Accepted!&#8221; You have a week to complete this one &#8212; Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catch up with all the tasks in this six-week challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/you-6-week-challenge-heres-your-first-task\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no'); return false;\"><strong>Week 1, Task 1 &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>VIDEO: Are you up for the 6-week challenge? 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