Exorcising the Academic Curse

Six Ways to Thrive Beyond the Academy

Note: This is the final piece in a two-part essay. See Part 1 at this link:

Status Ironies of the Doctoral Degree - Pt. 1

When I received my PhD in February 2002, my perception was that most doctoral students in ANY field wanted to settle down in an academic research position. At least initially. This was the high-status goal for most of us when we started our programs in the 1990s.

As far as I know,…