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It is fascinating to me how many things are so obvious once you know them but you have to experience them first hand to understand them.

Whoa! I just finished 4 newsletters and 5 LI posts and covered a lot of ground there ✨networking w/o awkwardness ✨saying no, even if the ego yells "Hell yeah!" ✨ going from PhD student to thought leader ... Sign up! andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface and see you after the break ☕️🌤️

Unpopular opinion: Academia is obsessed with perfection—and it’s killing what science is really about: curiosity, exploration, and trial and error. There's a lack of safe spaces in academia. And that’s a problem. Not just for you, but for science itself.

Got invited to a book project. My ego screamed YES! My priorities said NO. Saying no isn’t easy - but it’s key to staying on track. In today’s newsletter, I shared a simple framework to help you decide what’s worth your time. Missed it? Read it here: andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface

One thing I totally underestimated before starting my entrepreneur journey? The level of cringe things I have to do to get my business going. Is this the „growth“ thing everyone is talking about? Or just me happily trashing my dignity? I guess I’ll find out sooner or later😅

I wrote a Science paper on a topic - then doubted I was "expert enough" when a Master’s student asked to interview me about it. 🤯 Why is it so hard to own our expertise? If you can relate, this newsletter issue is for you. Drops tomorrow andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface

▶️𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐃𝐢𝐯 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞◀️ Concrete action points to improve gender equity. ▶️Read ▶️Discuss ▶️Implement

Should I stay (in my PhD project) or should I go? That's the topic of my newsletter tomorrow. I'll help you figure out whether you should push through or pivot, and share what to do after you've made your decision. Subscribe here: andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface

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