PREFACE

Note

This is a work in progress. Stay tuned :)

Dear reader,

Let me begin this book the only way that feels right: with a little note of honesty. Writing this was hard, much harder than I anticipated. Perhaps out of pride, or because of this irresistible greed I feel to dissect and point out limitations - that, I am told, makes for a good scientist as much as a horrible friend - I kept wondering whether any of this would be worth your time.

I guess 5-years-ago me hoped, at this point, they could promise you sensational scientific breakthroughs and game-changing statistical tricks ahead. Well, it looks like we may both have to settle for a somewhat less glamourous, but perhaps more truthful, process of scientific discovery.

So here is a collection of small steps toward understanding, many little increments of knowledge, a couple of false starts, a few frustratingly inconclusive results, and a handful of insights (some grim, some hopeful).

Still here? Didn’t think so… let’s talk about early-life stress, shall we?