I re-read this every time it appears in my feed: "I am not a fan of working 80 h, but I am a fan of working any 35 to 45 h I want." and usually share it with my undergrads. Important lesson to learn early and often, irrespective of specific long-term ca
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @pdersch: In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/89CONrKbtz
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
What a great piece. I could not agree more. In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology https://t.co/P1vbbQVTUC
RT @Huda_Akil1: Thank you @PatSchloss for eloquently summing up reasons to like academia. Academia is about the love of ideas and discovery…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @SzparaLab: This is a great piece enumerating many of the “up” sides of academic jobs — a good counterpoint to the co-called “Quit Lit”.…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology | mSphere https://t.co/89CONrKbtz
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @XavHarrison: Love this piece by @PatSchloss discussing the multitude of benefits of an academic career, that I think go a long way to c…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Such an awesome piece that even non-academics should read to appreciate why we do what we do! cuts across country borders to! #lifebalance #sciencerocks @PaulHoskisson @PatSchloss
RT @Huda_Akil1: Thank you @PatSchloss for eloquently summing up reasons to like academia. Academia is about the love of ideas and discovery…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Love this piece by @PatSchloss discussing the multitude of benefits of an academic career, that I think go a long way to counteracting some of the negatives. Def applicable well beyond Microbiology https://t.co/nujcf8MCIl @wildmicrobiome @RachaelAntwis @k
On days when I wonder if an academic career path is right for me, having mentors who clearly love being in academia helps a lot. Several of my mentors have offered to be my academic helpline for those days, but saving this article as well for when I need a
Very helpful !!
My colleagues and trainees, and those still considering starting down the academic path, all need to see more articles about the positives of this life. https://t.co/FzX484Sm13
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Thank you @PatSchloss for writing this. It makes me more excited and motivated to persue an academic career after I finish my PhD!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
In Defense of an Academic Career in Microbiology https://t.co/Xemq6LBf9L
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Excellent summary of the challenges and frustrations we are all experiencing in academia but more importantly of all the reasons why being in the academia is amazing! I feel so fortunate to work in such an environment.
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Indeed, we should do better at expressing what we love about our jobs so our students can see our satisfaction in addition to our struggles.
RT @AtomicVirology: This is a fabulous, balanced article about all the things we can take for granted as academics. Essential reading for a…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
A must read for anyone who only hears negativity in academia...
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
💕 This 👇🏻
Thanks for the perspective @PatSchloss Its good to see a positive counterpoint to all the academic doom&gloom articles!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Thank you @PatSchloss for eloquently summing up reasons to like academia. Academia is about the love of ideas and discovery and doing this for a living is an amazing privilege. If our work helps in the real world, it’s a fantastic feeling. It’s one path to
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @jfcryan: Great post by @PatSchloss on all that is good about a career in academia & countering the well-discussed negative perceptions…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
A necessary and welcome corrective to “Quit Lit”.
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @AtomicVirology: This is a fabulous, balanced article about all the things we can take for granted as academics. Essential reading for a…
This is a great read and I totally agree. I love my job as an academic despite its many challenges. It’s great to read something positive about it for a change!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @jfcryan: Great post by @PatSchloss on all that is good about a career in academia & countering the well-discussed negative perceptions…
RT @jfcryan: Great post by @PatSchloss on all that is good about a career in academia & countering the well-discussed negative perceptions…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
This is a fabulous, balanced article about all the things we can take for granted as academics. Essential reading for any trainee considering their next steps @campathgrad
Life in academia isn't that bad after all? Really interesting article from Patrick Schloss about why he likes being an academic researcher: https://t.co/IuudBwZOwP
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @jfcryan: Great post by @PatSchloss on all that is good about a career in academia & countering the well-discussed negative perceptions…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @AusVirologySoc: Students and post docs this is definitely worth a read - despite the challenges faced by academic/independent investig…
“Being a lifelong academic is not for everyone, but we should do a better job of expressing the positives about our jobs and our lives, and give our trainees a more holistic impression of this life.” Thank you @PatSchloss
THIS. This job is hard, but I can’t imagine doing anything else. I don’t train graduate students, but I do create a positive learning environment in my lab. I hope students see how amazing an academic career is if they decide to pursue one following their
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Students and post docs this is definitely worth a read - despite the challenges faced by academic/independent investigators - these can be far outweighed by many positives including intellectual freedom, flexibility, mentoring, thrill of discovery and tra
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
Fantastic article that brings much-needed light to academia and the Twittersphere. Thank you @PatSchloss (and #GoBlue)!
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @KimInSingapore: Great piece on academic life from @PatSchloss. Worth a read for anyone who has considered entering, staying in, or leav…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @goleylab: All of this. Being an academic is in many ways a dream job. If it’s what you want, go for it. https://t.co/BFtrqsvC04
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…
RT @PatSchloss: ~2 yrs ago the frustrated feelings about life as an academic also boiled up on twitter. This started as a response to a for…