This is the last issue for which I am acting as the editor-in-chief of Chemistry of Materials. It is been almost 7 years, and I have enjoyed every single day. Since I joined the journal after 5 years at ACS Nano as an associate editor in September of 2013, I have had the honor of working with a dynamic and incredible team of editors and ACS staff, and innumerable colleagues across the journal family

Hypothesis. Ask yourself which goals drive you, what you value, and what kind of scientist you want to be. Observation. Notice your constraints, what you “default” to in times of high stress and panic, and where you are sending your time, energy, and attention. Analysis. Ask yourself: is your default behavior and use of energy serving your goals? Conclusion. With your constraints in mind, chart a path

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