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Adam Smith - What I thought I would be doing at 18
Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
On UCAS deadline day, Adam reflects on how careers are often imagined as fixed destinations rather than evolving journeys. Drawing on his own experience, he explores how sideways moves, pauses, and apparent detours are usually acts of persistence rather than failure. The blog challenges the myth of linear progress in academia and research, offering reassurance to students and early career researchers who feel out of step with an imagined timeline.
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