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Lessons from the bottom rung of academia

Penelope Trunk

Golden Ladders by Yoko Ono I’m scared to talk about my job at Harvard because of imposter syndrome. But I know from experience that writing here and talking about myself incessantly is the way to beat it. I took the job and wrote my first column about that. Tyler Cowen’s blog is a masterclass on disrupting academia.

Career 59
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Analysis: Honesty Can Backfire in a Performance Review

On The Job

For example, if a manager was less than honest about how well an employee performs, then he can put the pressure on that person to work harder to beat colleagues. Such fudging of the facts can even spur slackers into putting more effort into their work because they worry they're going to get fired.

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Career news that will make you happy right now

Penelope Trunk

Most of the time on this blog I focus on bursting bubbles. I deliver bad news about finding a spouse , choosing a career and earning money. I’m sure this is related to the research about how successful leaders are also weird. You don’t have to lie about how well you use Microsoft Office. Doodle, of course.

Career 111
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What I’m reading. Really.

Penelope Trunk

I get asked so often to publish a list of what I’m reading. I don’t do that because I worry I’d feel pressure to be a reader of substance. Actually, there’s a book in my stack about a woman who donates her stacks to a library.). Willem de Kooning. People tell me to make a discussion board.

Food 109
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Test yourself: Are you an Information-Age star or a cog in the wheel?

Penelope Trunk

I must be a cog in the wheel, because I asked Melissa to get me some links to read that answer the question, “What information is important?” Other characteristics of an information literate individual include the spirit of inquiry and perseverance to find out what is necessary to get the job done. Can you frame a question?

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The Value of Fresh Perspective

Penelope Trunk

She is a blog reader who told me she could help me. Lots of people offer to come to the farm and help me get that mythic work-life balance that no one really has. But this woman said good things in her emails — that she worked with autistic kids, her native language is Spanish, she loves my blog. It is unclear.

Food 107
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Take more risks to make life more fulfilling

Penelope Trunk

Did you read about how the new CEO overhauled women’s fashion and alienated all the loyal customers? Or used to sell— since he just got fired for selling clothes I like.). “I forgot to get approval for this outfit before I left for the airport,” I tell her. You earn a good living from your blog.

Finance 111