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Episode 07: Taking Risks

Episode 07: Taking Risks

Recovering Academic

November 29, 201625m 53s

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Show Notes

ep07Following up on our previous episode, we talk about things that many academics are not good at taking: risks.

  • How do you know if taking a particular risk will pay off?
  • Is academia really less risky than non-academic careers?
  • Why do transition stories always seem really well planned?
  • How do you deal with Imposter Syndrome?

 

I believe that anything you put energy into will eventually pay off one way or another. —Doctor_PMS

Also, mentioned in this episode: Conan O’Brien’s commencement speech to Dartmouth College in 2011. You can view the full 24-minute speech or the 4-minute highlights that Dartmouth College posted.