When ‘Yes’ People Need to Say ‘No’
Imagine this: You spend your days feeling wanted, needed, and heavily involved in…well, everything. Perhaps you have multiple current collaborations, you report to a variety of superiors, you [...]
Everyone Is a Teacher, So Learn from Every Encounter
NIH-Best Series Post: How I’m Creating a Career as a Dual Scientist and Storyteller Tactic #5: Everyone Is a Teacher, So Learn from Every Encounter Imagine this: You’re halfway through a [...]
How to occupy space and time in the post-prelim abyss?
Imagine this: You just spent the past 365 days studying for your preliminary exam, and it’s finally go-time! You stand in front of your distinguished committee, and for the next sixty minutes, [...]
How I’m Creating a Dynamic Career as a Dual Storyteller and Scientist, Part 3 of 6: Find Collaborations In Unusual Places
Imagine this: You sit alone in your dark apartment, accompanied only by the glowing green numbers on the microwave. The numbers read 1AM, you yawn incessantly, and your eyes scratch as though [...]
Tactic #2: Read Your Audience
Develop your mission into a brief story-for colleagues in your field, for your family and friends, for kids, and for academics outside your expertise. How I’m Creating a Dynamic Career as a Dual [...]
WHEN WORK BECOMES PLAY: HOW I’M CREATING A DYNAMIC CAREER AS A SCIENTIST AND STORYTELLER
Imagine this: You’re hungry for a late-night snack after a long and stressful day at work. Your rational self knows the apple on your counter is a great snack choice, but instead, a decadent [...]
