Why It’s Okay to Be Boring: A Message from a Business Professor Going Through It Too

#Researchers: I’m living this reality alongside you.

My own life is extraordinarily boring, and academic research often feels like an isolating, lonely grind.

Nobody talks to researchers about the mundane parts of life—only about big successes or how tough it can be.

But here’s what I want you to know: being boring and feeling stuck is normal, and you’re doing okay.

I’m not here to tell you the glamorous stories or make it sound like it’s all terrible.

I’m here to say that if you’re just taking small steps forward, you’re doing the right thing. And even if nobody else says it, I’m in your…

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