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On Being Unnerved – Get out your Velcro
Not infrequently I find myself having to give after dinner speeches in my College: to alumni as well as to different parts of the student body. The first time I had to talk to the Freshers, I suspect I was … Continue reading
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Tagged after-dinner speech, criticism, experience, Impostor syndrome
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Do You Cope with Office Politics or Leverage them?
In academia, appraisals (call them what you will) get different degrees of serious attention. Equally, people pay more or less heed to them, depending on personal circumstances and whether anything useful is said. However, a recent study shows that, as … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Equality, Science Culture
Tagged confidence, feedback, implicit bias, Impostor syndrome, stereotypes
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Feeling the Fear
Readers of the Guardian may, over the years, have had reason to dip into Oliver Burkeman’s columns. As he hangs up his metaphorical boots, he summarised what he had personally learned from the exercise of writing these ‘self-help’ articles. In … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged growth, Impostor syndrome, Oliver Burkeman, self-confidence
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Working From Home
Hugh Kearns wrote this week Don’t compare your work output this week with other weeks. These are not normal times so don’t expect your normal output. Things will take longer. There are most disruptions and distractions. It’s hard to focus. … Continue reading
Who Do You Think You Are?
This is not about the TV programme of the same name. I would not be a good contender for that because, at least on one side of the family, I know quite a lot about my antecedents so I doubt … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged compliments, Impostor syndrome, poise
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