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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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00:15:38

Ch. 14: Leaning Into The Nothingness—Embracing...

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

2025/01/13

When you invest in something ambiguous, something without clear outcomes, embarrassment is inevitable. People will question your choices, looking at you as if you’ve been foolish or reckless. They’ll ask, How could you spend so much time and energy on something that might not work? And when it doesn’t turn out as you hoped, the sting of their judgment feels sharp.You can’t escape this reality. The only thing you can do is lean into it. Instead of running from the embarrassment, let it become part of

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00:08:32

Ch.13: Leaning into the Nothingness—The Isolation of...

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2025/01/12

When you choose a path of venturing—whether it’s starting something new, taking risks, or stepping into the unknown—you’ll quickly realize how lonely it can be. This is what people mean when they say, “It’s lonely at the top.” It’s not just about success; it’s about the isolation that comes from doing something different, something unproven.The truth is, this loneliness is a natural part of the journey. To move forward, you have to accept people as they are, even if they don’t fully understand or

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00:11:22

Why PhD Researchers & Innovators Waste Their Time on...

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

2025/01/10

Ever wonder why researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators spend years working on ideas others dismiss as pointless? In this video, I dive into why so-called “useless” pursuits often lead to the biggest breakthroughs—and why embracing failure, risk, and uncertainty is the secret to real success. If you’ve ever felt like you’re wasting your time, this one’s for you.#Innovation #ResearchLife #R3ciprocity #BigIdeas

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00:16:59

Ch. 12 : Leaning Into The Nothingness—Loving the...

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2025/01/10

In a world obsessed with metrics and measurable progress, venturing into the unknown feels like stepping into an uncharted void. Modern culture thrives on quantifying success—grades, sales, views, followers—but when you trade off the known for the uncertain, those metrics often don’t exist.If you’re investing in something new, whether it’s an entrepreneurial venture, your children, or a creative idea, you have to accept that there won’t be clear metrics to validate what you’re doing. Most of what

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00:12:41

Ch. 11: Leaning Into The Nothingness—Certifications...

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

2025/01/08

Certifications and formal knowledge feel like milestones, like proof that you’re ready to take on the world. But here’s the reality: they’re just the entry point. No matter how many certifications you earn or how much you learn, they’ll never fully prepare you for what you’ll experience in practice.The real challenge—and the real growth—happens when you show up every day and do the work. Improvement doesn’t feel like progress most of the time. In fact, venturing often feels like you’re stumbling

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00:10:56

Ch. 10: Leaning Into The Nothingness—You’ll Never...

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2025/01/06

In venturing, you’ll always feel like you’re running out of time. It’s inevitable. You’re constantly trading today’s known and understood for tomorrow’s unknown and ambiguous. The alternatives aren’t clear, and because you don’t fully understand what you’re working toward, it’s tempting to believe that investing more time and effort will resolve the uncertainty.The seduction of “just a little more” is powerful. You think, If I work harder, push longer, or give more, I’ll figure it out. But here’s

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00:10:13

Ch. 9: Leaning Into The Nothingness—The Seduction of...

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2025/01/05

When things get hard—and they always do—you’ll find yourself seduced by the idea that it must be easier for other people. Whether it’s seeing your peers seemingly breeze through challenges, hearing success stories sensationalized in the media, or watching others appear to find effortless solutions, the allure of “easy” becomes impossible to ignore.This seduction happens because deep down, you want it to be easier. The grind, the ambiguity, the uncertainty—it’s exhausting. So you search for

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00:12:45

Ch 8: Leaning Into The Nothingness - Sooner or Later,...

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

2025/01/02

There’s a point in every venture, every project, every journey, where you hit the grind. Nothing about the experience is fun anymore. All the excitement, all the emotional highs you once felt, are long gone. You’re left with nothing but the daily struggle. At this stage, it’s not about performance or ambition anymore—it’s just about survival.What makes it even harder is the uncertainty. When you’re trading today for some future you can’t see or predict, there’s no clarity. You don’t know if you’re

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00:08:32

Ch. 7: Leaning Into The Nothingness: The Mirage of...

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

2025/01/01

In our pursuit of ambitious goals, we often construct an idealized vision of the future—a destination where all our sacrifices culminate in ultimate fulfillment. We trade the comforts of today for the promise of a better tomorrow, investing in alternatives we scarcely understand. Yet, upon arrival, we may find that this envisioned future is not the utopia we imagined.It is the illusion that achieving a specific goal will lead to lasting happiness, only to discover that reality falls short of

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00:10:50

Being Serious Will Prevent You From Trying

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2024/12/31

Almost always being serious prevents you from trying anything that is worthwhile. Everything is a growth process, and you have to start with an open heart.

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00:10:10

Ch.6 Leaning Into the Nothingness: Isolation Vs Courage

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2024/12/26

venting means that you do things that nobody else is done before and as a consequence, you have to feel isolated alone. By simply changing the conversation from you feel isolated in the alone and scared to. I have courage and I’m doing something that nobody else is done before, you become the hero in your own story.A simple change in the way that you are communicating. The story makes an enormous difference in how you feel about the activities that you’re doing every day when you venture.

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00:19:03

Ch.3: Leaning Into The Nothingness - Building in the...

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

2024/12/23

The R3ciprocity Project didn’t come from following a conventional path. It began with an attempt to create a university spinoff in the traditional way, but over time, I realized I needed to abandon the conventional approach entirely. No one was going to do it for me. Few people believed I could succeed. The weight of doubt was heavy, but I decided to build it anyway, staying true to what I believed in—even when it looked crazy and felt completely wrong.Leaning into the nothingness became the

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00:11:55

Ch. 5 - Leaning Into Nothingness - Emotional...

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2024/12/21

Venturing often leaves me emotionally exhausted. The constant trade-off between today and tomorrow, between immediate comfort and uncertain future gains, rarely feels good. At the end of the day, I don’t feel triumphant—I feel drained.The only way I’ve learned to cope with this exhaustion is to change how I view the work. I treat it as play, refusing to take what I’m doing too seriously. I ignore the weight of my surroundings and approach each step with humor or detachment. I try to see every small

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00:25:22

The Importance Of Psychological Safety In Academia -...

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

2024/12/20

The Importance Of Psychological Safety In Academia

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Ch 4 - Leaning Into Nothingness: You Never Know, and...

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2024/12/19

Much of the world is ambiguous, and it always will be. You’ll never know the “right” answers until many years down the road. You won’t even know if the choices you’re making now are correct or what your alternatives truly were. Most people feel this uncertainty deeply, and when you venture into something new—whether it’s a project, a career, or a personal challenge—you’ll feel the weight of that ambiguity.These moments are filled with strong emotions, often negative ones like fear, doubt, or

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00:15:44

Chapter 2: Leaning Into Nothingness - The Glamour and...

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2024/12/18

We glamorize big life decisions—getting an education, starting a family, launching a venture. These choices are celebrated as bold, exciting, and life-changing. But the truth? Doing them is far different from the stories we’re told.The reality is small, mundane choices, made over and over again. You repeatedly take away from today to invest in an uncertain tomorrow, unsure if you’re making the right decisions or how much to sacrifice. It doesn’t feel grand or heroic. It feels exhausting, difficult,

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00:17:40

Chapter 1: Leaning Into Nothingness: The Emotional...

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

2024/12/17

Entrepreneurship, innovation, and even education are often celebrated as inherently positive pursuits—acts of courage, creativity, and vision. At their core, they are simple in theory: taking something away from today to invest in tomorrow. Yet beneath this idealized view lies a far more unsettling reality.The truth is, we don’t know if we’re taking too much or too little away from today. We don’t know what tomorrow holds, nor do we know what will pay off in the long run. The real outcomes? They’re

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00:13:22

From Humble Beginnings to Research Impact: Why I...

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

2024/12/16

Research, especially at a high level, can feel like a deeply thankless job. You work alone, face endless struggles, and rarely get recognition. But over the years, I’ve learned to push through by reflecting on how fortunate I truly am.I come from an immigrant family. My parents didn’t finish high school. My grandmother, an orphan, raised her family in the harsh conditions of Northern Ontario just to survive. When I think about this—about the sacrifices that led to where I am—I feel a deep sense of

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00:12:09

Why People Don’t Understand You—And Why It Doesn’t...

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

2024/12/15

Most people won’t take the time to truly understand what you’re about. They only see a few words, a few actions, and then get angry or frustrated when it doesn’t fit their expectations. What they miss is this: you do things with good intentions, because they matter to you—not always because they’re rational or about success.Loving what you do often lacks rationality, and that can make others uncomfortable. But the real challenge is finding balance—doing work that matters to you while also navigating

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00:07:24

How to Create Change: Turning Rough Rocks into Smooth...

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

2024/12/14

To make significant change, you must first believe that the world can be changed. Change isn’t instant—it’s like waves wearing down rocks on the beach. Over centuries, those rough, jagged rocks are transformed into smooth stones, not because it was easy, but because the waves were persistent and resilient against physical limits.The lesson? Be like the waves. Keep showing up. Be resilient enough to wear down the rough edges of a problem, slowly and steadily. Change happens not through force, but

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