R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness

Brutal transparency in science is not easy

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

how do we solve the credibility crisis with in science? The call is often for increased transparency. However, being transparent is not easy, and it ...

Balancing Who You Are

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

balancing career, success, and managing how you deal with career, success is a important function of every day life Most often we actually have to de...

How Do You Situate Data In The Literature?

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

how do you actually situate your data empirical findings within the literature? It’s a puzzle of the figure out what is the right level of abstracti...

Starting Your Life From The Beginning

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are moving into a new home, or beginning your life, for the first time, this podcast will likely help you make better long-term decisions and h...

They Get Their Money Somehow

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t fall for the trap were you think you’re getting some amazing deal compared to somebody else. “They” almost always get their money some...

You can change your story

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An important thing to remember is that no matter how things look in your life, and how dark it actually is, you can change your story. Your environme...

Why Do You Do Academic Research? Because Because.

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The outside world is going to crap what you actually do in the academic game. Nobody is going to like your research, few people are ever going to read...

I Can’t Read (As A Researcher & Professor)

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I can’t read very well. It takes me extraordinarily long time to read anything. I found out later on in life that I struggle with ADHD, and one of...

Just Get Back Up And Do It Again

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just get back up and repeat. That is the only option that we have if you want to make progress. As much as you don’t want to, and it feels terrible,...

An Easy Problem: Why Aren’t There More Billionaires

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why aren't there more billionaires and multi-millionaires? This question may seem simple to ponder. The mathematics behind it are relatively straightf...

Not Everyone Is Going To Be Pleased With You

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how well-intentioned you may be, it's impossible to please everyone. You can't control how others respond to your actions, but you can contr...

I Am Grateful I Have A Boring Life

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’m very grateful with the life that I actually have. There may not be very many exciting things that happen in my life. But, that’s on purpose. T...

What You Perceive As Your Weaknesses May Be Due To Your Environment

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you perceive as your weaknesses, maybe do to your environment. you may be perfectly good as an individual, and the problem is not what you actual...

Why Should You Actually Financially Invest A Lot Of Money Forever

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I talk about the importance of investing for the long term. Talk about why you might want to invest a lot of your income, and what does might mean for...

Reflecting On The Things You Do

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

giving yourself some leeway, and, forcing yourself to explore the world is a healthy part of being a person. Despite your desire to be in the future,...

It is never as easy as people think

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I talk about my academic career and give a description of what I did today. I want people to understand that it’s never easy easy as you think from ...

Just Watch Me

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You can either sit there and wait until somebody comes and helps you, or you could be the change that you want. The most important thing that I learn...

Be Satisfied With Who You Are

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Be satisfied with who you are as a person. Recognize that there’s only so much that you can do, but at the same time what you’re doing is remarkab...

The Fact That You Tried

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Much of our life is focused on getting things done quickly as possible. Do anything so that we can rack up lines on our CV. However, we can choose t...

This Week I SNAPPED

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I think I snapped this week. I think from the person that’s ready to lead a change in science and research. I think we need to address some of the m...

I Am Going To Change The Academic World For The Better

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am going to change the #academic world using my negative experiences and feelings of desperation and survival as motivation. I'm creating the #R3c...

How to deal with failure with academia and your life

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to deal with #failure with academia and your life. I want to read it iterate how much I appreciate each, and everyone of you, and those that foll...

The difference between novice and expert

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The difference between being a novice in an expert is quite stark. However, what you don’t realize is that to become an expert often have to just pu...

How to stay healthy on social media

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To maintain a healthy relationship with social media, one approach is to actively engage with it while also being mindful of the content and individua...

Why Bother?!

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us find ourselves making all sorts of excuses to avoid pursuing challenging and uncertain things in our lives. We often think, "Why bother?" b...

Just Do The Work Everyday

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just put in the work every day and good things will happen. Realize the entire process of doing research is just putting in the work and outlasting ev...

Learning Italian As An Academic And Global Citizen

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

they talk about me, learning Italian, so that I can become more of a global citizen. I want to better understand other peoples culture, and being part...

Chapter 15: Conclusion of The Bumbling Idiot Theory Of Creating Something From Nothing

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In conclusion, the "bumbling idiot theory of creating something from nothing" is rooted in the recognition that the world is complex, unpredictable, a...

Chapter 14: Implications For Research On Innovation

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The "bumbling idiot theory" refers to the idea that innovation and creativity often come from unexpected or accidental sources rather than from intent...

Chapter 13: Implications For Research On Entrepreneurship

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In discussing the implications for research on entrepreneurship, I believe there is a crucial debate surrounding the concepts of opportunity creation ...

Chapter 12: Implications For Research On Strategy

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this chapter, I discuss the implications for strategy research of what I refer to as the "bumbling idiot theory" of creating something from nothing...

Chapter 11: Process - How This Book Was Made

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I want to highlight the various tools that I have utilized in the manufacturing process of my book. I have made use of cellphones, a podcasting softwa...

Chapter 10: Emotional Regulation And Entrepreneurship

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The entrepreneurial process is characterized by numerous ups and downs, and it lacks any guarantees or guarantees of success. Therefore, it is crucial...

Chapter 9: Financial Stability And Entrepreneurship

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Financial stability is crucial for entrepreneurship. However, it's not just about having objective financial stability; it's also about how you percei...

Chapter 8: Luck & Randomness

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#Luck and #randomness play a vital role, and let's face it, we often find ourselves clueless about the right or wrong answers. The world is an intrica...

Chapter 7: Entrepreneurship Is NOT About The Tools

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Entrepreneurship is less about the tools you have at your disposal and more about the relationships you build. It's not about having the perfect instr...

Chapter 6: Waste Resources To Grow Community

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To grow your community and create something from nothing, it's important to embrace the idea of wasting resources. However, it's crucial to find a bal...

Chapter 5: Norms Violations & Distancing From The Outside World In Entrepreneurship

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to my unique podcast, where I'm redefining the process of writing a book. Each episode is a chapter. My central theme? The art of creating som...

Chapter 4: Gumption Matters

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me on this unconventional journey as we delve into the writing process of my book, utilizing all the available tools and technologies. As we emba...

Chapter 3: The R3ciprocity Project — Just Mucking Around

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The R3ciprocity Project was created with a simple story behind it. Over time, it has evolved into a form of exploration and experimentation, almost li...

Chapter 2: It All Seems So Easy: Organizational Theory & Decision-Making

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 2 of this book, I delve into various theories that revolve around decision-making, organizations, multisided platforms, innovation, and ent...

Chapter 1: A Bumbling Idiot Theory of Creating Something From Nothing

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I have been toying with a book about the #r3ciprocity project, which would build on our understanding of organizational decision-making. However, I ...

Work hard to NOT be successful.

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Push against the norm that you must always be achieving outcomes. There is a lot of reasons to push against any norms that have you believing that th...

Think of the level of analysis in your decision making

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you think about the level of analysis in your decision, making, often the outcomes are determined before you even get to make a choice. Remember th...

Why Are You Not Starting?

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the grand scheme of life, there are two groups that I consistently encounter. The first group appears to be passengers of life, not quite sure of t...

Our world is not easy to explain with simple data analysis

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do we explain the world given the data that we actually have? There’s no good solution. The world is far more complicated than the models that w...

The Electric Economy Transition Will Happen Quickly

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The electric vehicle transition will happen much more quicker than we all anticipate. Recognizing this will be important for a future economy.

Be A Representative Of Goodness

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In order to lead a fulfilling life, it's important to balance two aspects: feeling sincere #gratitude for where you are and acknowledging the issues ...

We emphasize statistics too much in grad school

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Research is more concerned with statistics for the sake of statistics, then truly understanding what’s going on behind the scenes. Rather than thin...

There Is No Work-Life Balance

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is no work life balance. It’s just a mess, and sometimes you spend more time with work and sometimes you spend more time with life. Stop fee...

What Does Education Do?

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I talk about what education actually does, and how it actually provides you opportunities to see the world differently. Education is not a guarantee ...

The Dangers Of AI And ChatGPT

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised concerns about its potential use by individuals for malicious purposes. The speed and effic...

Is Higher Education Going To The Administrators?

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We often hear that colleges and universities are being run by #administrators, and universities are to client centric. However, are they? We need to ...

What Is The Big Deal With Data Analysis?

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Data analysis will never be done. You have to learn how to analyze the many layers of the onion a date analysis however, after some point, you have to...

Do Your Best! It Matters To Who You Are.

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Always strive to do your best and focus on activities that add value to your life. You may encounter people who seem critical or unsupportive, but rem...

As A Strategy Professor, I Don’t Like Strategy.

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t like strategy, and the idea that we teach people to be transactional. None of my relationships that have been transactional and “strategic...

Everyone Wants To Collaborate Because No One Wants To Do The Work

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What you realize with collaboration is that people are not talking about real collaboration, but they’re talking about transactions. Collaboration...

Failure Is Overrated

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Failure is often glorified in the popular press, but I think that it is only glorified by those that have not experienced failure in their life. For ...

PhD Life And Startup Life Are The Same Thing

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Startup life and PhD life are quite similar, as both involve pursuing uncertain activities with insatiable demands and requiring resources beyond your...

ChatGPT Is Like A Research Assistant

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ChatGPT is like a research assistant or intern that kind of understands what’s going on, but not really. It has a superficial understanding, and you...

The Power Of Hope

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The most important thing that matters is the power of hope. Hope is the only reason many of us get up and get going. Hope is the only reason that many...

When You Are Feeling Behind

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you feel like you're falling behind, remember that you're only at the beginning. Nothing truly great in this world happened in just a few weeks. ...

Reflect on where you came from rather than always looking forward

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I explain that is important to reflect where you came from, to investigate the path that you’re going to take going forward.

Overcoming Feeling Stupid In Your PhD

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you overcome feeling stupid in your PhD? What should you do?

It’s Not About The Technology (Enhanced)

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I discuss the importance of technology and community in creating a platform.

PhD life versus car sales: is there a difference?

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I make the comparison between car, sales and PhD life, and talk about how they’re similar. I make the comparison between thinking of long-term versu...

What academia truly is

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Academia involves continuous hard work. Think back to high school and recall the students who studied constantly. These students typically enter acade...

You need to hear this to grow

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I too, like many of us, have experienced getting picked last. I remember being picked last in sports as a kid — I am now 43 and I remember this clea...

What if you were just honest with your start up story?

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What if, instead of trying to project legitimacy and status, you were completely honest about your #startup journey? Admit that you're making things...

The Principle of Cautious Growth and Trust

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One essential life lesson I've acquired through years of experience is to prioritize gradual growth and be cautious about trusting others. Trusting pe...

Data is the most rewarding for discovery, but it has the least returns

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Analyzing data is incredibly engaging, as it demonstrates how things truly operate in the real world. You'll discover that the actual world is far mor...

We Don’t Know

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Being able to admit that we don’t know, is a sign of strength. It recognizes the world is a lot more complicated than what most people presume. It’...

Have the courage to repeat at some thing

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you actually get better? It’s just a repeat at some thing even though it feels awkward. Just keep trying every day until it actually gets a l...

Does the thing you’re purchasing add significant value given it cost?

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Think about whether some thing in your life actually gives value to you before you make that purchase decision. If not, don’t pursue it. If it’s n...

Life is about you taking charge of it

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Others can't push you to make progress if you don't choose to move forward. You must be in charge of your own life and realize that you're responsible...

Money and Being Detached by From The Outside World

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An important factor about whether you do well with #money is not necessarily whether you budget or anything else like that. An important component o...

The trade-off between short term hard work, and long-term perspective

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Life is full of trade-offs, and it's up to us to find the perfect balance. Today, let's chat about how we can effectively prioritize short-term hard w...

Protect and put boundaries in place that make you who you are

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Protect all of the basic functions and activities that you need to allow you to do well in this world. Make sure that you have #boundaries in place ...

The only person that can create change is yourself

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The lesson that I repeatedly learned is that the only person that will lead to change in somebody is themselves. Another way to say this is that you ...

Bad experiences, and it’s detrimental effects on business performance

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Business performance relies on good experiences for the consumer, even one Discover how prioritizing customer satisfaction can significantly impact yo...

You Always Feel Like An Outsider As An Immigrant

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

you always feel like an outsider as an immigrant in another country. How do you feel more at home? I don’t think you actually can, and you just simp...

Self love is central to your ability to keep going

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The most important trait that I think helps me go every day, despite all the adversities, that you experience, is self-love. It’s such a squishy ter...

How Different Are We?

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

many of us, believe that we are very distinct from the world around us, but if you start analyzing us in terms of basic principles, as if you were a p...

Do slow and tedious work every day

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I've come to understand that our expectations of progress and quality work often follow a linear path. However, the reality is that improvement is m...

On the nature of being human

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have to recognize that humans are not necessarily well-intentioned. When I was younger, I used to think most people are well-intentioned, and the...

Embracing technological change in digital social media

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us are nervous, or find it difficult to embrace, technological change. I personally believe that much of this nervousness is because social no...

The absurdity of being human in financial decisions

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Humans have a charming way of making seemingly peculiar choices, especially when it comes to finances. We might spend ages deciding on a pack of gum, ...

Thinking about the transition to a more efficient energy economy

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In my latest podcast episode, I discuss the potential of transitioning to an efficient energy economy that aligns with our current infrastructure. 🏗...

Walking in the rain as an analog for life

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Walking in the rain always seems scary, until you actually do it. And then is one of the best experiences that you’ll ever have.

Promise and perils of artificial intelligence

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence does have some significant upsides and downsides, but much of what will happen in the future will be the result of unintended ...

Exercise is my medication, and not everybody will be happy with that

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise as my medication: a powerful tool that enables me to function effectively on a daily basis. Some individuals may perceive my commitment to ex...

Being An Adult is Boring

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Being an adult is boring. We should strive to be more kid like as we get older. much of what it means to be as an adult is to prioritize real work ove...

Just outlast everybody else

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

given that we all have different starting points, you can’t use the use others as a good reference point. It makes no sense to compare yourself agai...

Think about where you can go rather than what you did wrong

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Focus on encouragement I’m thinking about ways that you could take steps forward, rather than focusing on the corrective actions of the behaviors th...

We should be teaching about gumption, not with the right answers

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Almost all fields in #education, presume that there is a right answer. As a consequence, we often teach (and research) that there is a single answer, ...

Do we ever reach equilibrium?

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I talk about the idea of equilibrium in a complex system.

Humans are remarkably snobbish when it comes to new technology

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I find it puzzling that people are hesitant to try new and remarkable technologies, even though they could save a lot of energy and time. It's amazing...

I have nothing else to say other than I appreciate you

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I wanted to simply say how much I appreciate you, and that having this ability to reach out to other people that I don’t know is a gift. What an o...

How To Deal With Becoming An Associate Professor

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you become an associate #professor, many things change in your life that you didn’t think would change. The biggest thing that changed for me...

A message to all of you who are afraid of starting

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I encourage you to pursue your dreams. Nobody is going to make those dreams happen except for yourself. The only way that you make them happen if yo...