Show threadRania PapasozomenouOct 14

@dbellingradt I have an impressive #ShadowCV.
* 4 scholarships not granted
* researching/lecturing at 4 universities (no tenure)
* over 40 job rejections in the past months.

It is part of the game we play, as you said @dbellingradt. Wouldn't it be nice if the rules changed though, and we made mobility a bit less sexyy? I'd rather have continuity and community in one institute

Show threadDaniel BellingradtOct 14
As an #earlycareer oder #midcareer scholar, you need to realize fast that rejections are part of the game we play in our academic worlds, but every one you know, and maybe look up to, surely had his or her failures too along the way. There is no academic without a #ShadowCV.
Daniel BellingradtOct 14

My academic #ShadowCV includes,
* unsuccessfully applying for way too many permanent jobs,
* working at 5 universities, and nowhere tenure-tracks were available, or installed after me, or for others only,
* too much time spent on trains working the laptop,
* never had a contract longer then 3 years

#academicchatter , I think it is about time to make our shadow cv's more visible.

Daniel BorekFeb 21, 2023

Fear of failure, self-criticism and perfectionism often held us back from growing in what we do and link to deterioration of mental health in #academia

#shadowCV via @DrVeronikaCH

https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010538

Ten simple rules for failing successfully in academia

Failure is an integral part of life and by extension academia. At the same time, failure is often ignored, with potentially negative consequences both for the science and the scientists involved. This article provides several strategies for learning from and dealing with failure instead of ignoring it. Hopefully, our recommendations are widely applicable, while still taking into account individual differences between academics. These simple rules allow academics to further develop their own strategies for failing successfully in academia.