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We also caution early career professionals against focusing only on the work environment to meet a broader set of relationship needs. Just as it is important to develop relationships within one’s work environment, it is also important to have relational connections outside that environment. Having strong relationships outside of work can provide a psychological buffer.
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Every day, it is important to come in and put in the hours.
Every day, it is important to move your research projects forward a step or two. If you get into this habit of consistent work every day, progress happens over time.
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Every day, it is important to move your research projects forward a step or two. If you get into this habit of consistent work every day, progress happens over time.
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There are benefits and costs to a postdoc: They often pay less than being an assistant professor, but they can allow you the time and resources necessary to strengthen your CV and be more competitive when applying for more research-focused positions.
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Lean into the fear of conflict. Do not let this fear control your life. Con-flict can be uncomfortable, but it does not have to be destructive.
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Collaboration has also been a lot of fun. Some parts of research involve lots of tedious and sometimes monotonous steps that require high levels of attention to detail. It is great to have collaborators who are also friends.
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Most of our research interests are more permeable and flexible than that. Many of us have different research interests that do not fit perfectly with one another. The key is to come up with an overall narra-tive that can fit your research interests and activities as closely as possible.
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The third stage of career development is the early career professional (the first 10 years postgraduation).
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Reading for this section: Part III is focused on developing your research program and transitioning from graduate student to professional.
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Persevering hope is the hope that rests on the humility to know that we do not have all the answers, we are fallible, but we live in a community of people who can help us toward individual and communal goals. Persevering hope also rests on self-control and energizes us to do the next right thing.
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