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“Most academics don’t learn how to sell what they do. If you haven’t, I’m not blaming you. You may simply be copying how others in the field write. Most academics are boring, flat writers. To be clear: They succeeded despite their bad writing, not because of it.”
― Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia
― Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia
“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream filling in an Oreo, should stick to comic strips and soap operas. . . . Every book worth a damn is about emotions and love and death and pain. It's about words. It's about a man dealing with life. Okay?”
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“Stop seeing arguments as something to win but as an opportunity to understand the person behind the words. Stop hearing only what’s said and start hearing what’s felt. Build the discipline to connect to the person in front of you.”
― The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
― The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
“The fastest way to lose your peace of mind is to give someone a piece of yours.”
― The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
― The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
“your teachers and professors were paid to read your work. They generally read all of it. In the real world, though, including academia, people aren’t getting paid to read your work, even when they’re getting paid to read some work. Your research is competing with Game of Thrones, drinking craft beer, playing tennis, taking a nap, prepping classes, chatting with co-workers, revising the reader’s own research, and reading all the other research out there.”
― Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia
― Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia
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