ISBI Daily - Saturday

Maria Sainz de Cea ISBI DAILY Saturday 9 Well, sometimes you have to stop. Sometimes you have to say: “ Okay, this is good enough ” and I have problems doing that. [ Laughs ] You have to compromise. Yeah, exactly. How can you learn to compromise? Do you have any technique that will help us perfectionists to be able to compromise with a world that is not black and white? I think you have to stop and think: “ Is it good enough? ” Just stop for a while and not going with the flow. I think that’s it. Is that good enough for you? No, I think. [ Laughs ] Are you competitive? Yes. [ Laughs ] With yourself or with others? Mostly with myself, yes. [ Laughs ] What would you like to beat of you? Like, everything. I’m always competing. I always want to be better. Next Friday you will achieve one of the things that you competed for. Yes, exactly. [ Laughs ] A PhD degree. What will be your next competition? A job. A good job. [ Laughs ] And a marathon. I’m hoping I can run my first marathon this year. Did you run a competitive 10km? Yes. How much? Like 50 minutes. More or less than 50? Around 50. No, I want to know, because I want to know if I’m faster than you. [ Laughs ] No, more than 50. I’m sub50 [ laughs ] and I’m twice your age! Good for you. Thank you! Congratulations. Congratulations to you! You can run a marathon, and I never will. Can you describe to our readers what you find in your running? Like, when I finish, that’s it. I made it. I feel miserable when I’m running, but then when I finish, I feel like: “ Yes, I made it! ” I won! Yeah. Okay, that is good. Are you able to give up before the finish line? I think that if I stop, I’m not going to make it! [ Laughs ] Is it the same also with your studies?