Episode 6

EPISODE 6: IT'S NOT ENOUGH

EPISODE 6: IT'S NOT ENOUGH

In this episode, we jump to October 2012—about nine months into my postdoc. In this journal entry, I am reviewing my year so far and I'm judging my progress (or lack of progress) quite harshly. It feels pretty sad to relive moments like this, but I do manage to find some words of wisdom in the end.

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Key issues discussed:

  • The pressure to publish in academia
  • The pressure to write grant applications in academia
  • Procrastination, fear, and perfectionism
  • Feeling antisocial and lonely

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EPISODE 7: FEELING BULLIED

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A Postdoc's Journal
The podcast for disillusioned academics. An honest, personal memoir of my time as a postdoc; detailing the emotional roller coaster I went through.

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Simit Patel

Simit Patel, PhD, cares deeply about mental health, self improvement, and positive masculinity.

He is a biologist and former postdoc. He left academia in 2015. He's originally from the UK and is now living in Berlin, Germany.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simit-patel-063388ab/