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R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; & Striving Towards Happiness

Professor David Maslach talks about graduate school, research, science, Innovation, and entrepreneurship. The R3ciprocity project is my way to give back as much as I possibly can. I seek to provide insights and tools to change how we understand science, and make it more democratic.

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00:03:10

To the Future Me Who’s Struggling Again…

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation;... ·

2025/05/13

It’s personal, quietly profound, and instantly relatable for anyone carrying long-term emotional weight—especially PhDs, professors, or high achievers navigating invisible pressure.

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00:08:07

You Have to Be Willing to Look Ugly

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2025/05/08

Most people never do anything important in their life—not because they’re lazy, but because they can’t stand feeling unimportant.To build anything real, you have to walk through rejection. You have to be okay with looking like a fool, with people asking, “what the hell are you doing?” and you having no good answer.I’ve lived it. I still do.I’ve spent years pouring time and money into something that looks like a flop to the outside world. But I show up. I make it happen. I take the next step—even

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00:08:21

If It Promises $10K a Week and a Free Mattress, It’s...

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2025/05/06

Every time I see a handwritten sign taped to a light pole that says:“MAKE $10,000 A WEEK — NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED”“TURN OLD MATTRESSES INTO CASH”“CALL JERRY FOR A FINANCIAL FREEDOM HACK”…I ask myself the same question:Who falls for this? And more importantly: who’s out there posting these signs like it’s their life mission?But here’s the thing—people do fall for it.Because these scams follow a formula: • Promise something absurd • Target people desperate for change • Hope that 1 out of 10,000 is

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00:05:25

Experience Means A Part Of Your Hope For The World...

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2025/05/05

Being experience essentially means that you know that not everybody does what they say, and say what they mean. It means that you have to live with and get up and keep going when you have a lot of disappointment.

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01:07:39

From ‘Not Good Enough’ to Chair: Jen Heemstra on...

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2025/05/03

Professor Jen Heemstra, Chair of the Chemistry Department at Washington University, shares her remarkable journey from being told she wasn’t “good enough” for science to leading in academia. This conversation explores navigating failure, building inclusive and psychologically safe academic spaces, and why leadership roles in academia are often misunderstood. Insights from her upcoming book, Lab Work to Leadership, offer actionable strategies for thriving as a leader in science. This discussion

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00:09:38

I Don’t Work With Clever People Anymore

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2025/05/02

I’ve been in the research game long enough to know that intelligence isn’t what I look for anymore.It’s empathy.It’s quiet respect.It’s that subtle feeling you get when someone actually sees you—not as a stepping stone or a means to an end—but as a real person.For a long time, I assumed everyone worked like that. That if you were kind, if you cared, others would too.But I’ve learned the hard way: not everyone plays the same game.Some people view empathy as weakness.Some use it.Some never had it to

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00:09:38

There’s no white horse coming. No secret strategy. No...

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2025/05/01

I used to believe in magical thinking—the idea that if I just worked with the right person, picked the right hot topic, or followed some “research success formula,” it would all come together.But it doesn’t work that way.What actually works?Grinding. Rejection. Isolation. Picking yourself back up. Again and again.It’s not glamorous—but it’s real.I’ve accepted that no one’s coming to the rescue. So I’m trying to build something instead—a small platform called r3ciprocity.com. It helps researchers get

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00:07:37

I Went to University to Feel Smart… That Didn’t Happen

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2025/04/29

When I was younger, I thought if I just went far enough—got the degrees, did the work, built something real—I’d finally feel like I understood the world.But the truth?I’ve never felt more foolish than I do now.The more I learn, the less I know.The deeper I go, the more I wonder if I’m just doing it all wrong.I’ve spent 8 years building R3ciprocity—a platform to help researchers create nearly non-rejectable research papers. I show up every day. Rain or shine. Quietly. Consistently.And still—I

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00:08:46

950 Won’t Care, 20 Will Hate You, 1 Might Help

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2025/04/29

Yeah, so I’m always terrified of telling people the truth… because most people don’t give a blankety blank. Most people — many people — try to scam you. They will try to pull you down.You will bump into 1,000 people. 950 will give you the dead look. 20 will try to take you down. 10 might want to help. One will actually help. That’s the game.And you? You still get up and try. You still say, “I don’t have time. I don’t have resources. I don’t know what to do. I am a complete fool.” And then you do it

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00:08:53

The Biggest Barrier to Innovation? Feeling Foolish.

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2025/04/27

I’ve long thought that the biggest barrier to innovation isn’t funding or resources—it’s the fear of looking foolish. This feeling stops people from trying new things, from taking risks, and from pursuing ideas that might actually change the game. It’s a mystery why we let this fear control us, but it’s a universal experience. If you’ve ever held back because you didn’t want to look silly or make a mistake, you’re not alone. The truth is, every breakthrough comes from stepping into discomfort, from

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00:13:05

The Hidden Advantage I Had Growing Up: Learning Love...

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2025/04/27

I grew up in a family where the default was just love. It wasn’t perfect — there was a lot of messed-up stuff — but no matter what, people were there for you. There was a deep respect for family and a deep respect for unconditional love.I often think about how different life would be without that. A lot of people never get coached on right or wrong. But in our house, the default was you don’t harm other people. You build people up.As I get older, I realize more and more how lucky I was. Despite the

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00:10:00

You Don’t Save Because You Don’t Respect Your Future...

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2025/04/24

Why don’t we invest in our future selves? Whether it’s saving money, exercising, learning, or showing up for people we love, we often avoid what matters most—because we don’t respect the person we’re going to become. In this honest reflection, I talk about what it means to live differently today so that your future self can thrive. It’s not about being perfect—it’s about practicing quiet, daily acts of care for someone you haven’t met yet: future you.

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00:13:30

What If Success Is Mostly Just Dumb Butt Luck?

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2025/04/22

There’s this message that frustrates the bananas out of me—when people say, “I made it, so can you.” It sounds nice, but it hides a deeper truth: most of what happens in life comes down to dumb butt luck. The country you’re born in, the parents you have, the people who give you a break they probably shouldn’t—it’s all chance.We try to copy what others do, thinking best practices will lead us there. But when you actually try it, you realize: this is dumb—it doesn’t apply to me. Everyone’s story is

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00:09:39

The Leadership Secrets Inside the Prayer of Saint...

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2025/04/21

The Prayer of Saint Francis isn’t just a spiritual message—it’s a blueprint for how to lead, influence, and build something meaningful in business. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love…” That’s not weakness. That’s the foundation of lasting influence. Real leadership isn’t about control—it’s about presence, service, and building others up. Whether you’re running a company, managing a team, or just trying to make it through the research game, this prayer teaches the hardest, most important lesson

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00:22:32

I Stopped Pretending I Knew What I Was Doing

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2025/04/19

If you’ve ever felt like a mess in academia—like you’re supposed to be confident, polished, and certain, but inside you’re wrestling with doubt, contradiction, and confusion—this one’s for you.I talk about how I’ve spent years trying to build something real with the R3ciprocity Project. I’ve done it in public. I’ve done it without a roadmap. And I’ve done it while constantly second-guessing whether I’m “doing it right.”Over time, I stopped trying to impress people. I stopped believing the cheap

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00:08:26

I Don’t Believe What People Say Anymore… I’m finally...

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2025/04/17

I used to care what everyone thought. I wanted to be liked. I wanted to impress. But years of building the Reciprocity Project—putting in the work when no one believed in it—taught me something deeper.People say a lot. But if you watch their eyes, their body, the tension in their face—you’ll see the truth. Most of it is just cheap talk.So I stopped listening to the noise and started believing in myself. Not because it was easy. Not because I had it all figured out. But because no one else was going

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00:17:17

Boring Careers Are Often the Smartest Bet

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2025/04/14

We get it wrong—over and over again.We chase the exciting, the flashy, the dream jobs we see on TV and TikTok.Entrepreneurs, influencers, movie stars, pro athletes. The few that make it look easy.But we rarely ask: what’s the probability of actually succeeding?I’ve been thinking about this a lot.As someone who’s built something unconventional, I know how seductive the dream can be.But I also know how important it is to run the numbers.If you multiply the likelihood of success with the actual return,

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00:01:21

Doing The Right Actions Does Not Guarantee Right...

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation;... ·

2025/04/13

Doing the right actions that were result in good outcomes doesn’t always result in good outcomes.

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00:10:45

Cheap Talk, Humble Pie, and the Truth About Control

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2025/04/13

We think if we just try harder, think more, or help more, things will work out. But the truth is—we can’t control much. I’ve had to learn that over and over again. Even with good intentions, even when I do everything “right,” things don’t go the way I thought they would.We believe we’re in control of ourselves, of others, of the world. But real life doesn’t work that way. It’s messy, uncertain, and full of unexpected outcomes. Most of what we think we understand—especially as academics—is squishy

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Can You Become a Professor Without Formal Education?

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2025/04/08

How do you become a legitimate professor without getting an education? It’s an interesting problem. The only way is if you worked backwards and came up with a major discovery so important that people can’t look at the world the same way. But even then, legitimacy is squishy. You’d always be discounted by some.Yes, it’s possible to make intellectual contributions without formal education, but it’s extraordinarily difficult. You don’t have mentors, guidance, or a path. The truth is, most people follow

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