Comments on: Is being an academic worth the effort? http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:34:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Daniel http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-21078 Daniel Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:15:16 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-21078 I couldn't understand some parts of this article g an academic worth the effort? | Academic Productivity, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article g an academic worth the effort? | Academic Productivity, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> By: Hackers’ comments on Katz’s "Don’t become a scientist" paper | Academic Productivity http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-20049 Hackers’ comments on Katz’s "Don’t become a scientist" paper | Academic Productivity Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:42:34 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-20049 [...] startned with the ‘don’t become a scientist‘ article by Jonathan I. Katz that we commented before. What I find interesting is that ycombinator represents a population of very smart people (hackers [...] [...] startned with the ‘don’t become a scientist‘ article by Jonathan I. Katz that we commented before. What I find interesting is that ycombinator represents a population of very smart people (hackers [...]

]]> By: sozlog » Blog Archive » Old school. The academic elite http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1407 sozlog » Blog Archive » Old school. The academic elite Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:36:05 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1407 [...] of excellence, the structure of the academic field and the dominating schools of thought or just quit. Thereby Münch leaves out the idea that any iron cage emerges as the result of actors, networks [...] [...] of excellence, the structure of the academic field and the dominating schools of thought or just quit. Thereby Münch leaves out the idea that any iron cage emerges as the result of actors, networks [...]

]]> By: ZoomaZoomaZoom - Cheap Dry Erase Boards and Dry Erase Overlay http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1267 ZoomaZoomaZoom - Cheap Dry Erase Boards and Dry Erase Overlay Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:51:37 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1267 Of course it is. Being an academic is very important and pans out to be worth it in the long run. Of course it is. Being an academic is very important and pans out to be worth it in the long run.

]]> By: Bill Tozier http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1262 Bill Tozier Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:44:39 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1262 You know, I've had substantial liberty to think, and flexible hours, as a non-academic. Whenever (as now) I'm an academic, I make crap for money, and am obliged to follow the latest fads and demonstrate diligent adherence to the received knowledge and mythology of my discipline. The benefit of working within the academy is the nature of conversation, not thinking. Anybody can think; a surprising number of us out in the Actual World do. But only the conversations of an academic are counted towards <i>scholarship</i>; there are no substitutes. To date. You know, I’ve had substantial liberty to think, and flexible hours, as a non-academic. Whenever (as now) I’m an academic, I make crap for money, and am obliged to follow the latest fads and demonstrate diligent adherence to the received knowledge and mythology of my discipline.

The benefit of working within the academy is the nature of conversation, not thinking. Anybody can think; a surprising number of us out in the Actual World do. But only the conversations of an academic are counted towards scholarship; there are no substitutes.

To date.

]]> By: niT FX » Don’t Become a Scientist! http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1170 niT FX » Don’t Become a Scientist! Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:18:54 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1170 [...] Academic Productivity » Is being an academic worth the effort? Is being an academic worth the effort? [...] [...] Academic Productivity » Is being an academic worth the effort? Is being an academic worth the effort? [...]

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1083 Matthew Cornell Sun, 27 May 2007 13:37:51 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/is-being-an-academic-worth-the-effort/#comment-1083 Ugh - what a bummer... Ugh - what a bummer…

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