You fly into a conference (hello chi), and suddenly everyone just seems ahead of you.

More publications & affiliations. They know people you don't. They're more confident than you are. And even if you just objectively can't think of how they're ahead of you... "SURELY THEY MUST BE" you go...

Funny

You read Atomic Habits.
You built a morning routine.
It worked for two weeks.

Then you traveled to a conference. Or you got sick....with the pox! Or your supervisor dropped a bomb. Or honestly, nothing happened, you just stopped.

So you blamed yourself. Restarted. Lasted another two weeks.

Repe

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There are two types of academics.

The first type answers "how are you?" with "busy" without exception. They wear exhaustion like proof they deserve to be there. Their calendar is a war zone. They think taking a full weekend off means they're not serious enough.

The second one publishes at a simila

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Some spend years

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I srsly hope you're over the "21 Days to Build a Habit" myth by now (it's been 3 weeks from new year btway).

It’s nonsense anyway. Science doesn't back it up. It’s just a story.

"Oh, I just need to survive 3 weeks and then it's automatic." Nnnoooo.

You don't need 21 days. You need one day. Hones

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GM. Ahem ahem. May I have your attention? If you try to be someone else, you'll have a tough time. Lean into your strengths and never ever hide your spark. Contribute yourself to the world! 🌻

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GM. New Year; Design your life or others do it for you. 🌻

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GM. It's honestly not too much to ask to do better than just survive. Build. Contribute. Be happy. Life is too short. 🌻

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Academics just before the deadline of a conference held in some exotic location as far away as possible 🌴🌴🌴

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GM. Collaborate, don't compete. 🌻

Look. I've met a lot of miserable people at high-ranking universities. Maybe nothing to do with the uni, maybe yes. Go figure. But in any case, if you're going to spend a considerable amount of your VERY limited time on this planet at work, maybe also consider things important to you rather than jus

Academia is not the easiest job. Here's a few things what I wish I knew during my first decade in the game:

And no, definitely not just research. Unlike most may think, research is not all it takes to survive and enjoy it all!

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