Professor Life Is a Constant Focus on Trying to Get Ahead

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · May 2, 2026 · 7m

If you are in the professor game, you already know what I’m about to say.

One of the most fascinating things about being online is that everybody tries to correct you.

They say the message doesn’t jive.

It doesn’t fit their perspective.

But most people following along get it.

They’ve lived this life.

I try to talk about my reality to the best of my ability. Not to be shocking. But it turns out to be very shocking.

Here is my reality.

Professor life is a constant focus on trying to figure out how to get ahead.

The expectation is that you work from 7 AM to 10 PM, Monday through Sunday. Every…