Nature advice column addresses PhD student's third-year motivation slump

A PhD student wrote to Nature's advice column describing a loss of motivation after switching from wet-lab work to bioinformatics, citing years-long difficulty obtaining clinical metadata needed for their project. Life coach Vikki Wright and educator Nicole Barnes responded, framing the experience as a recognizable 'third-year slump' tied to adjusting to a new working environment rather than necessarily a sign to quit.