Article February 25, 2019 Issue

I found help in Science and Health

Ben Poznick

It was getting dark. Deep in the woods, my team was racing to finish a set of wooden structures that we had to build ourselves as part of an intense, four-day camping trip and capture the flag game. The hot, sweaty, dirty work had gone on for hours, and now the clock was ticking. Fifteen minutes left.

I was cutting a log with a bow saw as fast as I could. When the saw was about halfway through the log, it began to stick. So naturally, I started pushing harder and faster. Suddenly, the saw slipped out of the wood and into my hand, cutting it deeply.

Instantly, I began having negative thoughts. Would I be able to finish the trip? Was I going to let my team down?

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