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Why Playfulness Might Save Academic Careers
I fell in love with researching business strategy and innovation because it felt serious. It felt rational. It felt like it mattered.
But when I entered the profession, I realized something uncomfortable. The conversation is almost always about how to get ahead. How to get the next publication. How to rationalize performance. How to land the mythical job.
That seriousness becomes problematic. We become fixated. We lose sight of what it means to live a good life.
Over the last five years, I have become convinced that we need more play. Less seriousness in a healthy way. Not less rigor, but…
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