I really want to investigate this attitude more: the attitude that says moving into work beyond academia somehow represents “giving up” or “selling out”

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I caught up with none other than Naomi Tyrrell… academic-turned-research-consultant, and creator of the Alt-Ac Careers UK Facebook group, who after more than 10 years working full-time in academia (including a 3.5 year Marie-Curie postdoc in Ireland, and a permanent lectureship in the UK between 2010-2016) decided to form an exit strategy.
https://phd-careers.co.uk/2022/01/17/when-leaving-academia-isnt-giving-up-its-actually-finding-yourself

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I really want to investigate this attitude more: the attitude that says moving into work beyond academia somehow represents “giving up” or “selling out”

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I am trying to find joy in the little things and in the simple things in life

I should just express what I want to express

I really want to investigate this attitude more: the attitude that says moving into work beyond academia somehow represents “giving up” or “selling out”

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I thought it would be a fun way to combine two of my main loves: reading and writing / reviewing

I am trying to find joy in the little things and in the simple things in life

I should just express what I want to express

I started my blog […] as a way to prompt me to do more writing

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