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🎓 Academic Career

Narratives tracing the arc of a scholarly life, from graduate school aspirations through the gauntlet of publishing, politics, and the search for meaning in intellectual work.
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
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🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 92%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
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🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 90%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
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16
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 90%
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993
3.44
16 ratings
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity
The Freelance Academic
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal • 2019
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
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34
🚪 Leaving Academia💼 Freelance Career🎭 Imposter Syndrome
The Freelance Academic Summary
The Freelance Academic 90%
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019
4.21
34 ratings
🚪 Leaving Academia💼 Freelance Career🎭 Imposter Syndrome
The Book Proposal Book
by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
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100
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book 89%
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021
4.71
100 ratings
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
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581
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 89%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Write No Matter What
by Joli Jensen • 2017
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
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✍️ Academic Writing🏢 Faculty Life✨ Perfectionism
Write No Matter What Summary
Write No Matter What 89%
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
by Joli Jensen 2017
4.35
738 ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🏢 Faculty Life✨ Perfectionism
Worthless
by Aaron Clarey • 2011
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
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339
🧭 Career Guidance🎓 Higher Education🤔 College Skepticism
Worthless Summary
Worthless 89%
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
by Aaron Clarey 2011
3.99
339 ratings
🧭 Career Guidance🎓 Higher Education🤔 College Skepticism
Getting from College to Career
by Lindsey Pollak • 2007
Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.
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827
🔍 Career Readiness🎓 Campus To Career🤝 Networking
Getting from College to Career Summary
Getting from College to Career 89%
Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.
by Lindsey Pollak 2007
3.81
827 ratings
🔍 Career Readiness🎓 Campus To Career🤝 Networking
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
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🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 89%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Dark Horse
by Todd Rose • 2018
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
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1k+
🔧 Career Design🔀 Non-Linear Careers🧭 Intrinsic Motivation
Dark Horse Summary
Dark Horse 89%
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
by Todd Rose 2018
3.83
1k+ ratings
🔧 Career Design🔀 Non-Linear Careers🧭 Intrinsic Motivation
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
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1k+
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 89%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
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1k+
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules 89%
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
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3k+
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 89%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing
The Idea Factory
by Pepper White • 1991
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
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255
🎓 Grad School🏛️ Elite Universities🎭 Imposter Syndrome
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 89%
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
by Pepper White 1991
3.85
255 ratings
🎓 Grad School🏛️ Elite Universities🎭 Imposter Syndrome
80,000 Hours
by Benjamin Todd • 2016
The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.
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2k+
🧭 Career Strategy🌍 Social Impact Careers🎓 Effective Altruism
80,000 Hours Summary
80,000 Hours 89%
The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.
by Benjamin Todd 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🧭 Career Strategy🌍 Social Impact Careers🎓 Effective Altruism
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
by Wendy Laura Belcher • 2008
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
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🖋️ Academic Writing📚 Academic Publishing⏰ Writing Productivity
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks 89%
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008
4.12
775 ratings
🖋️ Academic Writing📚 Academic Publishing⏰ Writing Productivity
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 88%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing
How to Win at College
by Cal Newport • 2005
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
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4k+
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies
How to Win at College Summary
How to Win at College 88%
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
by Cal Newport 2005
3.98
4k+ ratings
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies
Runnin' Down a Dream
by Bill Gurley • 2026
Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.
4.16
938
🧭 Career Strategy🔄 Career Transitions👤 Mentorship
Runnin' Down a Dream Summary
Runnin' Down a Dream 88%
Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.
by Bill Gurley 2026
4.16
938 ratings
🧭 Career Strategy🔄 Career Transitions👤 Mentorship
The Proximity Principle
by Ken Coleman • 2019
The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.
3.73
3k+
🧭 Career Transitions🔍 Job Search Strategies🕸️ Networking Advice
The Proximity Principle Summary
The Proximity Principle 88%
The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.
by Ken Coleman 2019
3.73
3k+ ratings
🧭 Career Transitions🔍 Job Search Strategies🕸️ Networking Advice
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 88%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The 2-Hour Job Search
by Steve Dalton • 2012
Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.
4.06
2k+
🔍 Job Search Strategies🤝 Networking Strategies✉️ Cold Outreach
The 2-Hour Job Search Summary
The 2-Hour Job Search 88%
Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.
by Steve Dalton 2012
4.06
2k+ ratings
🔍 Job Search Strategies🤝 Networking Strategies✉️ Cold Outreach
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 88%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 88%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear
by Caitlin Friedman • 2008
A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.
3.34
146
👩‍💼 Women In Business🧭 Career Planning📣 Self-Promotion
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear Summary
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear 88%
A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.
by Caitlin Friedman 2008
3.34
146 ratings
👩‍💼 Women In Business🧭 Career Planning📣 Self-Promotion
I Wish Someone Had Told Me...
by Dana Perino • 2025
The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.
3.99
775
💼 Career Advice📈 Professional Development🧑‍🎓 Early Career
I Wish Someone Had Told Me... Summary
I Wish Someone Had Told Me... 88%
The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.
by Dana Perino 2025
3.99
775 ratings
💼 Career Advice📈 Professional Development🧑‍🎓 Early Career
What They Teach You at Harvard Business School
by Philip Delves Broughton • 2005
An outsider at Harvard Business School mastered the skills and rejected the life.
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5k+
🎓 Business School🧭 Career Choices⚖️ Work Life Balance
What They Teach You at Harvard Business School Summary
What They Teach You at Harvard Business School 88%
An outsider at Harvard Business School mastered the skills and rejected the life.
by Philip Delves Broughton 2005
3.76
5k+ ratings
🎓 Business School🧭 Career Choices⚖️ Work Life Balance
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
by Tina Seelig • 2009
The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.
3.80
11k+
🗺️ Career Design💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🧩 Creative Problem Solving
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 88%
The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.
by Tina Seelig 2009
3.80
11k+ ratings
🗺️ Career Design💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🧩 Creative Problem Solving
You Can Do Anything
by George Anders • 2017
Liberal arts majors aren't doomed. The economy keeps tilting toward what only they can do.
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500
🏛️ Defense Of Liberal Arts🎓 College To Career🧠 Critical Thinking
You Can Do Anything Summary
You Can Do Anything 88%
Liberal arts majors aren't doomed. The economy keeps tilting toward what only they can do.
by George Anders 2017
3.49
500 ratings
🏛️ Defense Of Liberal Arts🎓 College To Career🧠 Critical Thinking
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
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5k+
📚 Scholarly Publishing🏫 Faculty Productivity✍️ Writing Habits
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 88%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
📚 Scholarly Publishing🏫 Faculty Productivity✍️ Writing Habits
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 88%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
There Is Life After College
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2016
Half of graduates are underemployed. The playbook for turning college into a real career.
3.96
442
🔬 Higher Education📋 Career Preparation🧑‍🎓 Emerging Adulthood
There Is Life After College Summary
There Is Life After College 88%
Half of graduates are underemployed. The playbook for turning college into a real career.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2016
3.96
442 ratings
🔬 Higher Education📋 Career Preparation🧑‍🎓 Emerging Adulthood
Refuse to Choose!
by Barbara Sher • 2006
You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.
3.97
5k+
🎨 Career Design🧩 Multipotentialites💡 Creative Polymathy
Refuse to Choose! Summary
Refuse to Choose! 88%
You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.
by Barbara Sher 2006
3.97
5k+ ratings
🎨 Career Design🧩 Multipotentialites💡 Creative Polymathy
Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0
by Jay Conrad Levinson • 2005
Ninety-five percent of jobs are never posted. The field manual for reaching them anyway.
3.83
425
🧭 Career Development🏷️ Personal Branding🎯 Creative Career Tactics
Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 Summary
Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 88%
Ninety-five percent of jobs are never posted. The field manual for reaching them anyway.
by Jay Conrad Levinson 2005
3.83
425 ratings
🧭 Career Development🏷️ Personal Branding🎯 Creative Career Tactics
Small Actions
by Eric Sim • 2021
Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.
4.25
68
🧭 Career Development🧱 Skill Stacking🏷️ Personal Branding
Small Actions Summary
Small Actions 88%
Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.
by Eric Sim 2021
4.25
68 ratings
🧭 Career Development🧱 Skill Stacking🏷️ Personal Branding
The Elephant And The Flea
by Charles B. Handy • 2001
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
4.04
196
💼 Portfolio Careers📦 Gig Economy✨ Meaningful Work
The Elephant And The Flea Summary
The Elephant And The Flea 88%
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
by Charles B. Handy 2001
4.04
196 ratings
💼 Portfolio Careers📦 Gig Economy✨ Meaningful Work
Hustle
by Neil Patel • 2016
Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.
3.49
459
📋 Career Strategy💼 Side Hustles🚪 Opportunity Creation
Hustle Summary
Hustle 88%
Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.
by Neil Patel 2016
3.49
459 ratings
📋 Career Strategy💼 Side Hustles🚪 Opportunity Creation
Research Strategies
by William B. Badke • 2000
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
3.79
392
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
Research Strategies Summary
Research Strategies 88%
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
by William B. Badke 2000
3.79
392 ratings
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
3.77
6k+
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 88%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure
How to Get into the Top MBA Programs
by Richard Montauk • 2012
Top MBA programs reject thousands of qualified applicants. A plan to become the one they admit.
4.00
131
🎓 Mba Admissions📝 Application Essays💼 Personal Branding
How to Get into the Top MBA Programs Summary
How to Get into the Top MBA Programs 88%
Top MBA programs reject thousands of qualified applicants. A plan to become the one they admit.
by Richard Montauk 2012
4.00
131 ratings
🎓 Mba Admissions📝 Application Essays💼 Personal Branding
Brazen Careerist
by Penelope Trunk • 2007
Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.
3.41
236
🎯 Career Strategy🌱 Early Career🔍 Job Hunting
Brazen Careerist Summary
Brazen Careerist 88%
Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.
by Penelope Trunk 2007
3.41
236 ratings
🎯 Career Strategy🌱 Early Career🔍 Job Hunting
Robot-Proof
by Joseph E. Aoun • 2017
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
3.62
615
🎓 Higher Education Reform🤖 Future Of Work🧠 Ai And Automation
Robot-Proof Summary
Robot-Proof 88%
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
by Joseph E. Aoun 2017
3.62
615 ratings
🎓 Higher Education Reform🤖 Future Of Work🧠 Ai And Automation
The Art of Work
by Jeff Goins • 2015
Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.
3.89
4k+
🧳 Portfolio Careers🧭 Vocation Discernment🏋️ Deliberate Practice
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work 88%
Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.
by Jeff Goins 2015
3.89
4k+ ratings
🧳 Portfolio Careers🧭 Vocation Discernment🏋️ Deliberate Practice
Reflective Writing
by Kate Williams • 2012
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
3.94
67
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning
Reflective Writing Summary
Reflective Writing 88%
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
by Kate Williams 2012
3.94
67 ratings
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning
The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
🎓 Higher Education🔗 Ideological Capture🔬 Science Policy
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 88%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
🎓 Higher Education🔗 Ideological Capture🔬 Science Policy
Start.
by Jon Acuff • 2013
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
3.96
8k+
🛡️ Fear Management💼 Career Fulfillment🏋️ Deliberate Practice
Start. Summary
Start. 88%
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
by Jon Acuff 2013
3.96
8k+ ratings
🛡️ Fear Management💼 Career Fulfillment🏋️ Deliberate Practice
The Startup of You
by Reid Hoffman • 2012
The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.
3.82
11k+
🧭 Career Management🕸️ Professional Networking🔄 Lean Methodology
The Startup of You Summary
The Startup of You 88%
The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.
by Reid Hoffman 2012
3.82
11k+ ratings
🧭 Career Management🕸️ Professional Networking🔄 Lean Methodology
Now What?
by Nicholas Lore • 2008
Most grads stumble into jobs they hate. A career design method starting with your natural wiring.
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134
🛠️ Career Design🎓 New Graduates🧠 Personality Alignment
Now What? Summary
Now What? 88%
Most grads stumble into jobs they hate. A career design method starting with your natural wiring.
by Nicholas Lore 2008
3.85
134 ratings
🛠️ Career Design🎓 New Graduates🧠 Personality Alignment
The Art of Self-Directed Learning
by Blake Boles • 2014
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
3.94
442
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset
The Art of Self-Directed Learning Summary
The Art of Self-Directed Learning 88%
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
by Blake Boles 2014
3.94
442 ratings
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset
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