[Neuroscientist and open-science advocate Erin C. McKiernan invited readers of her blog to vote on which of four candidate projects she should work on next. Today she posted the results, and I couldn’t help but comment. This is what I said, lightly edited.] You should work on what you want to. Time spent on any project other than the one that’s burning in your hindbrain will feel painful, awkward and boring, and probably be unproductive.