My PhD student is stuck. How do I teach them perseverance and problem solving?

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My PhD student is stuck. How do I teach them perseverance and problem solving?

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Nature, Published online: 09 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00706-6

A new principal investigator wants to help PhD students to develop resilience and creativity in the laboratory without hovering or doing the work for them.

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