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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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00:09:19

Education Didn’t Teach Me the Hardest Lesson: How to...

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2025/08/19

I believed education would unlock everything—happiness, clarity, purpose. And in some ways, it did. But the hardest part of life wasn’t solved in any classroom. The real challenge is waking up each day and doing the hard, boring, painful things that don’t feel exciting anymore. Managing your own motivation, your aches, your disillusionment—that’s the work no one teaches you.What’s missing from the story of success isn’t more knowledge. It’s knowing how to get back up when you’re tired, discouraged,

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00:15:18

The Invisible Things That Actually Make You Rich

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2025/08/19

Most of us think money problems are solved with budgets, rules, and discipline. But the truth is, you don’t need a budget—you need a reframing.We live in a world where marketers are paid to make us feel like we don’t have enough. They pull on every psychological trick: comparison, fear of missing out, the idea that the “good life” is always just one more purchase away. And because we can’t measure what really matters—love, compassion, stability, joy—we undervalue it. We chase the quantifiable

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00:25:34

Most Big Ideas Don’t Start with Genius. They Start...

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2025/08/12

Brilliant ideas don’t start brilliant.They start lonely. Ugly. Scary.The first time you share something that matters, it will be misunderstood. It will feel like a punch in the gut.And your instinct will be to shrink. To cry. To quit.But that moment—that heartbreak—is the cost of entry.Every meaningful idea feels dumb before it feels right.I study innovation. I live this life.And I still get that ping of doubt, that wave of embarrassment, every time I propose something weird.Even Roman numerals on

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00:09:25

Why I Talk About the Politics of PhD Research Life

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2025/08/11

I talk about the politics of PhD life because gossip—yes, gossip—has a purpose.We think of gossip as petty, but in research life, it’s often how we make sense of ambiguous, uncomfortable situations no one will say out loud. It’s the quiet way someone whispers, “Here’s what’s really going on.”The reality is that research careers are messy, political, and resource-scarce. Most of us eventually realize there’s no magic bullet. You follow the tips, you mimic the strategies, but what works for others

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00:08:58

Trusting Your Gut: Why Intuition Deserves More...

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2025/08/10

As researchers, we are trained to demand evidence before believing something. We pride ourselves on the phrase, “Show me the data.” And yet, I’m struck by how quickly we discount the human side of knowing—the intuition, tacit knowledge, and “spidey sense” that quietly guides so many of our decisions.In my own life, I’ve learned that those gut feelings often point to something real. You try something, and it just works. You see a pattern and instinctively know what to do next. But too often, those

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00:13:59

I’m Embarrassed. I’m Terrified. But I Do It Anyway.

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2025/08/07

I know I’m weird. I record podcasts while driving. I talk to strangers on the internet. I’ve poured time, money, and reputation into something that might go nowhere. It’s embarrassing. It’s terrifying. And I do it anyway.This episode is for anyone sitting on a dream but too scared to start. I get it. I feel that same fear—every single day. I’m shy. I hate being the center of attention. I worry I’m wasting time I could spend with my kids. But still, I show up.We live in a world filled with

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00:25:15

Having Kids Makes No Economic Sense—So I Did It Anyway

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2025/08/05

If you’re looking for a rational, financial reason to have kids, you won’t find one here. I’ve looked. I teach strategy and economics. I live in a world obsessed with optimization. And by all those measures, having children is just… a cost.But I did it anyway. Twice.This episode is about the truth no one wants to say out loud: there’s no economic model that justifies raising kids. It’s time-consuming, expensive, and pulls you away from work you love. And yet, somehow, it’s also the most meaningful

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00:06:49

You’re Wasting Your PhD by Playing It Safe

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2025/08/02

Everyone tells you to be bold—but when you’re actually in the middle of a PhD, or building something real, all you feel is pressure.Pressure to finish quickly.To not mess up.To not look like a failure.So what do you do?You choose the “safe” project.You chase metrics.You kill the weird idea that kept you up at night.I’ve seen this story unfold a hundred times—students who could’ve done something incredible… but didn’t. Not because they lacked talent, but because they were afraid.Afraid of what their

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00:10:47

I’m Told I’m a Failure—But I Wouldn’t Change a Thing

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2025/07/31

Everyone around me says I’ve made it—tenure, a house, a good life. But inside the system I work in, I’m told—explicitly and implicitly—that I don’t count. That I’m invisible. That I’m failing.Why? Because I didn’t play the game the way I was supposed to. I didn’t chase citations or prestige. I chased joy. Stability. Meaning. Love.This isn’t just my story—it’s a quiet rebellion against a broken definition of success. If you’ve ever felt like you were doing all the right things, but still being told

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00:10:03

Why I Still Feel Guilty Enjoying Life as a PhD — Even...

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2025/07/29

Why do we feel guilty when we finally enjoy our lives — as PhDs, professors, or researchers?There’s this unspoken rule in academia: if you take weekends off, you’re not serious. If you rest during the summer, you’re lazy. If you enjoy time with your family, you’re not really committed. And yet… the best insights always come during the pause — on the walk, in the shower, during the laughter.This guilt? It has no logic. But we still carry it.In this episode, I reflect on the pressure to always

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00:05:45

Smart People Thinking About This Risk For AI

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2025/07/26

Artificial intelligence is the most powerful innovation we’ve seen in a generation—maybe ever.I know many people still don’t see the impact it will have. But as someone who studies failure, I can’t help but think about the things we’re not seeing. The things we can’t predict. The blind spots that history has shown up again and again.This isn’t fear-mongering. I’m not saying we should stop building or exploring AI. The cat’s already out of the bag—and much of what’s happening is remarkable. We’re

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00:11:57

PhD Research Isn’t About Knowledge. It’s About Survival.

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2025/07/24

At some point in your PhD or academic career, the pursuit of knowledge turns into a grind for survival — passing comps, getting published, getting grants, staying relevant. The dream fades. But what if the only way to stay whole is to stop taking it seriously? What if joy, play, and laughter are the real resistance?

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00:05:28

The Perfect Academic Doesn’t Exist — So Stop Trying...

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2025/07/22

There’s no perfect template for success — not in academia, not in life. Even people who look like you, think like you, or grew up with you will want different things. The truth is, you’re unique. And those academic metrics, rankings, or definitions? They don’t define who you are. You don’t need to belong to succeed. You just need to say, “Screw it — I’m doing OK.

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00:05:13

9 Years of Work—and the Algorithm Still Doesn’t Know...

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2025/07/20

I’ve spent the last nine years building something that matters—at least, it matters to me.It’s called the Reciprocity Project. It’s a platform I started to help researchers and writers get better feedback, improve their work, and deal with the quiet, brutal struggle of doing hard things in isolation.I’ve posted nearly every day. I’ve shared thousands of thoughts, built tools, recorded videos, written blog posts, tried to show up in all the ways we’re told matter. And still—nearly a decade in—I get

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00:01:18

1-Minute Advice That Saved My Career: Persistence and...

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2025/07/19

If you’re doing anything that really matters in your life, there are two things you have to hold onto.First: Persistence.Just. Keep. Going.I know that sounds stupid—like a motivational poster—but honestly? Most people quit way too soon. They stop when it gets boring, or slow, or hard. But if you keep showing up, you will do something extraordinary. I promise.Second: Self-forgiveness.You’re going to mess up. You’ll fall behind. You’ll say the wrong thing, miss the mark, blow the plan. That doesn’t

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00:09:33

I’m Not Rich. I’m Not Connected. But I’m Still...

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2025/07/19

I was talking with my son about life, work, and why I insist on building this “weird” thing in public.R3ciprocity isn’t just an app; it’s my way of showing the world—especially the mom on the bus, the single parent in Brazil, the early-career scholar in Afghanistan—that you can change the game without dropping everything or being a 25-year-old with rich parents.I’m a dad, a husband, a professor, and yes, my life is already stupid-busy.I record videos in my car. I code in the cracks of the day.Most

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00:08:41

They Think I’m a Loser. But I’m Quietly Changing the...

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2025/07/18

I know I’m a world-class researcher. I know I’m doing careful, meaningful work—stuff that will matter in 30 years. I also know that I’m building something with the R3ciprocity Project that helps people finally feel like they belong in this world of research. It’s not just a tool. It’s a quiet movement—a belief that you’re already good enough, even if the system never says it out loud.But most people don’t see any of that. They don’t get it. They think I’m weird. Or crazy. Or wasting my time.And

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00:11:13

Academic Prestige Is Real—But It’s Not Everything

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2025/07/17

Let’s be honest: where you went to school still shapes your academic career.If your degree says “top 10,” doors magically open. If it doesn’t? You hustle harder. You stay later. You apply three times more. And you hear, “we had many qualified applicants” way too often.I didn’t know the rules when I started. I didn’t grow up around people who talked about elite universities or academic journals. I just did the work—day after day.And I’m still here.Yes, the pecking order in academia is real. The

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00:08:05

The World Isn’t Lacking Talent — It’s Full of Fear

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2025/07/17

If someone told you you’re not good enough, it’s probably because they’re just afraid. Most people who try to shut you down are projecting their own pain. You are not flawed — you just believed a story someone else gave you. Pursue what matters, over and over, until you see the possibilities for yourself. There is no weakness in trying. Just keep going, with a kind heart.

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00:06:33

Is It Normal to Feel Sad After Doing Research? (I...

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2025/07/16

This podcast is a bit of a diary. I treat myself like a Petri dish. And I just have to say it—after I sit and read and think and work through research, I almost always feel this deep sadness. Not because the ideas aren’t exciting (they are, sometimes!), but because the process is cognitively demanding, isolating, and just… heavy.I’ve tried things—exercise helps. Face-to-face interaction helps. But there’s still this crash. That yuckiness at the end of the day.I don’t know if it’s just me. I don’t

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