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link to How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Focus on Your Research Journey

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Focus on Your Research Journey

Academia is often described as a battleground of brilliance—a place where the smartest and most capable minds compete for limited resources, recognition, and influence. But here’s the truth: even...

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link to Breaking the Mold: Navigating Academia When You Don’t Fit In

Breaking the Mold: Navigating Academia When You Don’t Fit In

Have you ever felt like you just don't fit into the world of academia? Like no matter how hard you try, you can't meet the expectations set before you? You're not alone.

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link to Finding Strength in Being Picked Last: Lessons for PhDs and Academics

Finding Strength in Being Picked Last: Lessons for PhDs and Academics

I too, like many of us, have experienced the sting of being picked last. I remember it vividly. As a kid, I was often chosen last for sports teams. That memory from when I was seven years old is...

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link to This Is Not a PhD Lament or an Academic Whine-arama

This Is Not a PhD Lament or an Academic Whine-arama

Popular culture often paints PhDs and academics in a negative light. We are seen as out-of-touch eggheads, living in ivory towers, making up shitty ideas that have no practical application in the...

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link to Navigating Academia as a Parent: Solutions for PhD Student Success

Navigating Academia as a Parent: Solutions for PhD Student Success

PhD students and highly-educated individuals face a unique set of challenges. Among these, balancing the rigorous demands of academic life with personal responsibilities, such as single parenthood or...

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link to Academic Grit: Surviving and Thriving Beyond the Metrics of Success

Academic Grit: Surviving and Thriving Beyond the Metrics of Success

In academia, rejection is the game. The top journals reject 95% of submissions. This staggering figure paints a picture of an environment where rejection is not the exception, but the rule. When...

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