Bob works on the human genome project. His job is to put down check marks for each of three billion gene pieces being discovered. Occasionally Bob gets tired, but he never gives up. He will work even faster after the genome project acquires a nearly brand new PC 386 next year. A person with the malignant tenure gene typically writes a paper a month but has difficulty remembering what he has written.
Perseverance is the key.
But sometimes it's not enough. Sometimes one needs help. Look at the study that appears in the May issue of Science. The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Middle Carolina. They studied the alphabetical distribution of names among faculty members of various Universities, including the University of Akron.