I gave three years to this compound, and last week it failed the trial like almost everything does in this field. I knew the odds going in. Knowing them does not make the mornings easier, when you sit down to start over on something new that will probably also come to nothing after another few years of your life.
More people experience this than they realize.
Almost everything you work on fails, and the years-long dead ends wear you down.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.