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Why Research Careers Are So Psychologically Difficult
The research career is hard in a way that’s not often talked about. It’s not just intellectually difficult — it’s personally difficult. It functions a lot like entrepreneurship. You are left entirely to your own demise. You have near-total autonomy, and what that does is amplify whatever your default tendencies are.
If you are a high-anxiety person — which describes a large number of successful researchers — you will likely internalize everything. You’ll obsess, push harder, and feel like the world will fall apart if you don’t accomplish something today. That’s often why people succeed. But…
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