R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness

What actually leads to enduring success is repetition for a very long time. There’s not really a single thing, but it is very much living a Puritanical life for as long as you possibly can. The more about you do “the right thing” for a longer period of time the more likely that you’re actually going to experience this success in your life,

The hard part is, is that “doing the right thing” is often very difficult to do for an extended period of time.

how do we solve the credibility crisis with in science? The call is often for increased transparency.

However, being transparent is not easy, and it comes at a significant cost an effort. I don’t know what the answer is, but I can tell you by being open for so long that it’s extremely painful to actually do.

balancing career, success, and managing how you deal with career, success is a important function of every day life

Most often we actually have to deal with feelings of not being successful, and feelings of success are often just reserved to a few people. The goal is to make sure that you do not feel, as much of a success or as much of a failure as what is currently going on in your own life.

Because the outcomes that you’re receiving are currently not matching who you are on either one of these extremes.

Always remember that you’re no different than anybody else. If you’re feeling like a failure, almost everybody else should feel like a failure in your circumstance. If you’re feeling like a success, get your head out of your ass.

how do you actually situate your data empirical findings within the literature? It’s a puzzle of the figure out what is the right level of abstraction so the other people can pay attention to what you’re doing.

I have yet to figure out what the right answer is in terms of how you should frame what you’re talking about. Every time that I think I am abstract enough, it is not. Every time that I think it is too abstract, it is not

The puzzle is getting people to buy into your empirical findings, given with what the literature already says about some other things.

If you are moving into a new home, or beginning your life, for the first time, this podcast will likely help you make better long-term decisions and help you be successful in the long run.

Don’t fall for the trap were you think you’re getting some amazing deal compared to somebody else.

“They” almost always get their money somehow.

One of the things I’ve learned by studying business for many years, you cannot get “deals” compared to the average person is that in the long run.

My wife and I have a saying for this “they always get their money somehow.”

What does this mean for you? Don’t fall for any credit cards, waste your time looking for deals, get extended warranty schemes, or anything else that is like that.

They always get their money somehow.

An important thing to remember is that no matter how things look in your life, and how dark it actually is, you can change your story.

Your environment is difficult to deal with. I am not going to diminish the challenges that you face every day.

However, you can change not only how you look at the world, but also you can impact and change the world yourself. Impacting the world takes a lot longer than you ever think it will, but why not give it a shot?

The outside world is going to crap what you actually do in the academic game. Nobody is going to like your research, few people are ever going to read what you do, and the rest of the world is going to discredit your profession. You will be vastly underpaid compared to what you can do in the industry.

So then why do you do what you do?

There is just one simple answer. Because because.

I can’t read very well.

It takes me extraordinarily long time to read anything. I found out later on in life that I struggle with ADHD, and one of the most difficult things to do is reading.

When I was younger, I used to dread reading in the classroom.

I remember studdering as a kid. I still do when I get nervous.

I still do, except for I forgive myself a little more when I make mistakes.

I will make mistakes when I read. I will skip words and not understand what I read a few sentences ago.

I have realized that is a wonderful trait to have. Most stuff is boring anyway.

For me, the research career is less about understanding of particular topic, more about understanding who I am as a “person.”

Just get back up and repeat. That is the only option that we have if you want to make progress. As much as you don’t want to, and it feels terrible, the only thing that we could do is just get back up and do it again.