R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness
Episodes
What is the long run mandate of governmental organizations?
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
many people don’t understand that organizations have a long run mandate and they have to operate within that mandate no matter how uncomfortable it ...
Morning rituals are not real.
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Show me a video with someone doing mundane life and I will show you a real video about morning rituals.
Step Into Things That Make You Scared
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about the importance of doing things that make you uncomfortable, and you wouldn’t normally do in public. The more that you do those things t...
Just got to keep trying. It will never happen by itself.
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
most important thing you can remember it’s not whether you’re succeeding in any given day, but it’s the fact that you get up and try every day. ...
It is the mundane actions that actually matter, not the big decisions
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is never about making large decisions in your life, but choosing to make little mundane actions every day. The more that you repeat these mundane a...
Protect yourself from the outside world
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
overtime you learn to protect yourself from the outside world. You can’t control outside forces, and it’s very often other people are projecting t...
Investing for long-term benefit and forgiveness
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how you invest for your long-term benefit, but at the same time forgive yourself when you violate rules within these investment plans.
Making investment decisions with luck
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how there is uncertainty or chance in all of our decisions. Most people interpret this uncertainty in a much different way than scientist...
Balancing challenge versus making it easy
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I think we should encourage everybody to be challenged. When you default to making things easy we believe that hardship is something that should not e...
Have A Reality Check. Look At Things For What They Are
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
it’s important to have a reality check everyone’s a while and just look at things for what they actually are. Once you figure out your actual act...
The difference between real science and pop-culture science
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Real science is a lot more uncertain and probabilistic and pop-culture science. Real science generally does not have a lot of answers, and those ans...
When you feel out of sync with the world
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keep going with the things that make you feel like yourself. If you are sufficiently thinking about the future, you’re always going to be out of syn...
Putting a bug in your ear
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I try to tell you that you’re a remarkable person. If I could be the one person that puts a bug in your ear that you’re remarkable, what a wonderf...
Evolution And Applications To Management
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about applications him evolutionarily theory to management and human behavior.
I Tried. That Is What Matters
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The reason why I keep doing this reciprocity project is to just keep trying. If there’s one person that’s a loan and if I can make a difference in...
We only have so many theories of the world
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how much of science arrives upon some consistency of theories and ideas. Despite having vast explorations in many different scientific fi...
Nobody is coming to the rescue
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how much you want somebody to help you out, you have to realize it’s up to you to keep taking steps forward. Almost everything that is i...
Let’s move on from Crazy Town.
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I’m done with the collective politicizing and negativities that occurs in the news. Let’s just focus on ourselves and try to do good things with t...
Pining for new things
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Once you’re on this side of the dirt, you realize your life doesn’t change that much if you get something new. The desire to get something new is ...
There’s only so much you can do in a day
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Give yourself some grace and realize that there’s only so much you can do in a given day. Getting sleep is just as important as everything else.
You Never Have To Feel Lonely And Isolated Again
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how many of us feel lonely and isolated, but with the advent of social media, you never have to feel lonely and isolated again. Just want...
You have opportunities just by showing up every day
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I encourage you to pursue opportunities and do that over the long run. As you show up every day you create some thing that somebody else does not poss...
How did I finish my PhD in with ADHD / ADD?
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how I finish my PhD with a learning disability. This is a “disability”that I discovered that I had once I became an assistant profess...
How to get a technology career as a non-technology person
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to get a #technology #career as a non-technology person? Getting into technology companies, such as #amazon, #google, and #SpaceX might seem far-f...
Fitting in between multiply identities of yourself
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I grapple with fitting between multiple identities of who I am. And, I don’t think that there is a right answer. The key thing is to be kind on your...
My addiction to data analysis
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Data analysis requires converting the theoretical to the practical, and as a result it is often extremely addicting.
It’s not about success, but about keeping yourself happy and healthy
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
whenever and cover the earth is bad Akademie is full of all sorts of people. Some of these people are happy that many or not. My job is not to succeed...
How do you know if entrepreneurship is the right thing for you?
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurship is the right thing for you when you passionately know that what you’re doing is good, and is adding value to the world. Most people...
It is okay to not know what to do with your career
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I think the thing we often assume is that there is a “right” answer with your career. Just find your passion. We should go search for a new job r...
Take one more step every day
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t assume that a lot is going to happen in one day. Normally, nothing happens. However, if you just keep taking steps every day good things happ...
Having multiple identities is spice of life
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to specialize in any particular things. We’re a lot more complicated than the perception of that we need to specialize in a particu...
Thinking about your consumption rate and ecological footprint
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss my thoughts about thinking about how much one should consume of your wages and salaries, and as well as how much you say consume of your env...
The good and bad stress of teaching
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When does it always appreciate the stress that’s involved in teaching in a classroom. You realize how important it is to manage this stress as you t...
Get up and keep going every day
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keep putting in one more days worth of work. That’s the name of the game is getting up and doing it despite not feeling like you want to.
Profound naivety of starting a research career
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When I started my #research career, I was profoundly naïve in how difficult it actually was. The amount of #rejection that you receive is unbelieva...
Acknowledge your past to move ahead
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In order to move ahead, you have to realize that things happen in your past that you’re not OK with. You can’t stop those things have happened in ...
The Hamburger Rule Of Being Successful
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Hamburger Rule Of Being #Successful: Once you’re able to afford going out for a #hamburger and french fries once a week for the rest of your li...
You Got This
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You got this. Keep going no matter what people are telling you. There’s two types of people in this world. One type is going to give you encourage...
I wish I knew what the right answer was. Thinking about decision making.
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The problem with decision making you never know what the right outcome actually will be until very far down the road. Consequently, you’re never goi...
The critical issue with climate change
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From my perspective, we need to convert to renewable energy sources faster, not because of climate change, but because of our depletion of a non-renew...
Have fun and enjoy the process
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s not much to doing good things in your life that require #courage, you just have to have fun and enjoy the process. Remember all of those p...
You’re awesome, and thanks so much for being you
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I just want to remind you how much I appreciate you. You do not have to listen, read, or be are part of anything in the #R3ciprocity project. It’...
Just Have A Good Day
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I change the conversation to think about just focusing on having a good day, rather than focusing on productivity and efficiency.
Getting more done in the day
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about getting more done in the day, and becoming more efficient. Do you realize that productivity is a misnomer, and it is a somewhat meaningle...
Think about the business and culture of comedy
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedians often reflects culture. The reason that they reflect culture is that they practice defined the jokes and stories that resonate with a audien...
Get Up And Keep Trying
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The only thing that you could do today that will get you ahead is to try. You’re not gonna feel like trying, and you are gonna want to give up, bu...
Push back against the environment
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Push back against the environment. The only thing that you can possibly do to change where you’re at right now is to keep pushing back against the e...
Deadlines are problematic, and they often do not add much value in our lives
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deadlines are arbitrary dates that we choose to define our world. Deadlines are used a lot in #education, but are less relevant in the working world. ...
Elementary school science education should be story based
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
rather than teach about fax and data, we need to start teaching science in terms of the stories behind scientists and the struggles that they actually...
People don’t care as much as you think they do. So, why not be yourself?
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People don’t care as much as you think they do. So, why not be yourself? I repeatedly think about how you think about other people and what they’...
20 years later I still haven’t learned how to publish academic journal articles
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After continuously doing research, and devoting majority of my life to scientific research, I still do not understand how to do it better today than I...
Be the person that’s willing to change and persist
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Be the person that’s willing to get up and get going every day. Most people don’t really want to do that because it’s hard work. when you do tha...
Keep leveling up
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keep leveling up. It might seem what you’re doing is really boring and tedious, but you need to remember that to develop and grow do you have to k...
Being kind, empathetic, and helpful are the drivers of competitive success
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The more I study strategy and economics, the more I realize that the idea of competition is getting people screwed up in the head. We need to start fo...
Innovation: You get up and you do it anyways everyday
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You get up and you do it anyways, everyday. One of the harder things that entrepreneurs and researchers have to deal with is that nothing happens un...
There’s only so much you can do. Enjoy where you are in the moment.
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s only so much you can do. Enjoy where you are in the moment. There is substantial structure to #academic and #organizational life. You mig...
Rejection says a lot more about them, than about you
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rejection says a lot more about them, than about you. As non-famous academic, rejection has become my default. I am generally rejected from most thing...
Square your shoulders and say screw you the the world. Take a stand
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
take a stand. It’s important to stand up and have courage to do the things that are right. Stand up when you say screw you to the rest of the world ...
People do not care about the technical details. They care about feeling more human
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People do not care about the technical details. They care about feeling more human. With new products and innovations, nobody cares about the technic...
Being Open Is Hard, But Your Hero Story Starts With You
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have struggles and challenges that we face, but whether that becomes a “hero story” really starts with you. I’ve come to realize that in...
Poverty In Cities
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I discussed driving around San Francisco and the feelings that we should do something about intercity poverty.
Put in the work
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s really just about work. I think we focus on what we can do easily, and we forget that the stuff that actually matter just takes grinding work. ...
Go pursue moonshots
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In order to make substantial differences and to change the world, you will have to pursue moonshot ideas that seemingly don’t make sense. Nobody w...
Nuts To the Academic Game
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Playing the #academic game and trying to impress other people never makes you feel good inside. It just does not. Eventually, you start to reflect on...
you will never feel good enough. Chase healthy positive feelings instead.
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I think a key thing to remember is you’re never going to feel good enough. No matter how much I’ve actually done this academic game, I never fee...
Social commentary on gatherings and social capital
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Become comfortable with who you are. You spend more time with yourself than anybody else. no matter how much social capital or relationship building t...
Create patterns in your life that are enjoyable
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Much of what we do is a learning process, and if we’re gonna take learning seriously we have to focus on making the process enjoyable. Learning is ...
Take some extended time for yourself
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remember to have extended breaks so that you can recuperate and become yourself again.
Your content should be different on every platform
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The goal with entrepreneurship and innovation is to figure out how to best help other people. You need to navigate not only the product market fit, bu...
Impact factors in other metrics of scientific productivity don’t actually measure that much
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Think about when I actually metrics mean, rather than just simply measuring things in your life.
What is the difference between innovation and research and development?
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss some key differences between Innovation and Research and Development. It’s important to think about how these are different, and the simil...
Organizational design and product design are key to startups
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Organizational design and product design are key aspects of creating new organizations. We don’t emphasize them enough and walk people through diffe...
Nerding out is the gift of the gods
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We should all spend more time nerding out about the things that we live. Nerding out and allows you to do things that are wonderful in this world.
How do you create a new product from nothing?
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The key ingredient from creating new products from nothing is persistence and using the feedback that you get to learn something. You have to assume i...
Focus on what you do well, not on what others do well compared to you
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s important to focus on what you do well and realized it that drawing inferences from other people is likely problematic. It’s highly likely th...
It’s never a five-year journey
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
it always takes a long time, and if you think about what you’re trying to do as a 30 year journey you’re likely going to make a lot different deci...
You’re not alone
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The more I talk openly about my life and about everything that goes on, the more people come to me and let me know then I’m not alone. You need to k...
Minimize the risk of something bad happening
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Minimize the risk of something bad happening. Everything in life has risk, and those risks increase when you interact with other people. However, you ...
How do you create a sustainable business that will persist for a long time?
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I think about how to create a sustainable business that will persist for a long time. It’s not as intuitive as one would think it would be, and requ...
How to deal with gatekeepers in your life.
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I walk you through dealing with gatekeepers, and how you might navigate gatekeepers. remember that gatekeepers are people too, and they often make fla...
You can block people on Facebook and that is OK
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I used to feel very guilty about blocking people that add crazy to my life, but I no longer do. It has been one of the best things that I’ve done in...
Conversations With Rahul Rathnakumar About Science
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
See Cogitations Podcast with Rahul Rathnakumar. Rahul is an Engineering graduate student at Arizona State University with varied interests. His podcas...
Entrepreneurship is the art of figuring out how to get self-interested people to care
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how entrepreneurship is about backwards induction of trying to figure out how to get people to care about some thing that you created. It...
Can you help build the R3ciprocity platform to make work easier?
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Try out the platform, and give feedback on what we need to do to make it better. The only way that this is going to get better is through your feedbac...
How to find product market fit with a new innovation?
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
how to find product market fit? Getting the product market fit is often challenging, and I walk you through how to actually get that product market fi...
Don’t underestimate the opportunities that will go your way
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I remind you that the world is full of opportunities, and you simply just have to jump on them when they come your way. The problem is is that you ca...
Quit thinking about strategizing and how to get ahead
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about how we often guess the objective Fran in academia, particularly with those of us who are focusing during research about organizations and...
How to easily do new product development
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talked about the importance of going slow and not being too serious with new product development. The goal is to explore and try out as many things ...
Creating a revolution in writing, editing, and work
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I’m excited to create the R3ciprocity.com platform, which is very much a revolution in how we actually write into work. It is a substantial improvem...
Everybody’s living their own life for the first time
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I suggest that nobody really knows what they’re doing and everybody is living their life for the first time. The only difference between somebody th...
How to deal with stress as an academic. Tell the outside world screw you.
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I stress the importance of realizing that the rest of the world does not care about you. When you begin to realize that you are a good person, regardl...
Negative comments have disproportionally more impact and positive comments
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I encourage you to pass on positivity, and keep encouraging others to do well. You never know the impact that you’re going to have when you pass on ...
When you start being positive and When you see opportunities around you, everything changes
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
when you start seeing that the world is really positive, and you have opportunities at your fingertips, you’re going to start being competitive. You...
Think about the political economy of the scientific effort
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The scientific effort is a political economy. Like everything else that involves humans, the scientific effort requires a political decision-making pr...
How are you making inferences about the world?
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I challenge how you are thinking and making inferences about the world. Take a step back and think about what you really want to prioritize in a world...
Take the romance out of the outcome
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I encourage you to see what it’s really like to do some thing by taking the romance out of an occupation. Most often we are going to view a certain ...
Slow decision making is where it’s at
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take your time with your decision-making, and never look for the quick win. Anybody that thinks you can “fail fast” to make a lot of money doesn’...
You have the capabilities, you just have to repeat over and over.
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You need to remember that it’s not about your skills at or inherent abilities. You have to remember that it is just repetition to get good at some t...
Have more treats in your life
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s important to have adequate celebrations and treats in your life. Member that treats and celebrations build the life. You don’t build a life b...
Keep taking steps forward. What is going on with the R3ciprocity project?
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Encourage you to keep taking steps forward in. It’s the only thing that you can do in your life to make progress. Even if you don’t have any gifts...