Latest / R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness
They Think I’m a Loser. But I’m Quietly Changing the Research World.
I know I’m a world-class researcher. I know I’m doing careful, meaningful work—stuff that will matter in 30 years. I also know that I’m building something with the R3ciprocity Project that helps people finally feel like they belong in this world of research. It’s not just a tool. It’s a quiet movement—a belief that you’re already good enough, even if the system never says it out loud.
But most people don’t see any of that. They don’t get it. They think I’m weird. Or crazy. Or wasting my time.
And honestly? That used to hurt.
I spent years trying to get a job after my PhD. Two years of…
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