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

I talk about what it means when you actually only have one listener or you do not have anybody that’s listening to your podcast. I walk you through how you should feel privileged at this moment, rather than thinking about this as a deficit. This is a remarkable moment where you can explore things that other people cannot explore. You’ve already jumped over major hurdles to create your podcast.

Because it’s difficult to predict performance outcomes from actions in almost everything that we actually do, we should never reward success. Rewarding success creates perverse outcomes. Success is the result of years of action. You’re far better off, tying your performance to actually “performing” that particular action. We should not be rewarding success, but we should be rewarding “showing up.”...

I think we need to acknowledge more of the relationships that get you to where you’re going to go. Often it’s a small little relationship moves that make a difference in somebody’s life, especially over the course of a lifetime. The reason why you get an opportunity is not because of your skill set, but it’s often because somebody is willing to give you a chance Be the person that is willing to gi...

Push against the world. The world often feels unbudging in your day-to-day life. But if you push against the world, sometimes you can move it just a little bit. It takes us unfettered belief that you can move the world just a little bit. So how do you do that? Just push and close your eyes until it happens.

should you as an academic or researcher getting a side gig or a part-time job? The answer is that is a personal choice that’s up to you. If it helps you be a better person, you do you.

stop overthinking money. If you’re more relaxed with your money, and more relax with what you have, and don’t have, you’ll often make wise decisions in the long run. I think when we get emotional about the things that we possess and don’t possess, we often start making decisions that are harmful.

There is a difference between those that are interested in business and #entrepreneurship, and those who are not. Those that are interested believe that they can make a positive difference in the world. Those that aren’t believe that the world is full of problems that cannot be solved. Like it or not, those that view problems as solvable end up solving those problems. They end up changing the worl...

What actually leads to enduring success is repetition for a very long time. There’s not really a single thing, but it is very much living a Puritanical life for as long as you possibly can. The more about you do “the right thing” for a longer period of time the more likely that you’re actually going to experience this success in your life, The hard part is, is that “doing the right thing” is often...

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 comes at a significant cost an effort. I don’t know what the answer is, but I can tell you by being open for so long that it’s extremely painful to actually do.

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 deal with feelings of not being successful, and feelings of success are often just reserved to a few people. The goal is to make sure that you do not feel, as much of a success or as much of a failure as what is currently going on in your own life. Beca...

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 abstraction so the other people can pay attention to what you’re doing. I have yet to figure out what the right answer is in terms of how you should frame what you’re talking about. Every time that I think I am abstract enough, it is not. Every time that I thin...

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 help you be successful in the long run.

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 somehow. One of the things I’ve learned by studying business for many years, you cannot get “deals” compared to the average person is that in the long run. My wife and I have a saying for this “they always get their money somehow.” What does this mean for you? Don...

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 environment is difficult to deal with. I am not going to diminish the challenges that you face every day. However, you can change not only how you look at the world, but also you can impact and change the world yourself. Impacting the world takes a lot longer...

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 what you do, and the rest of the world is going to discredit your profession. You will be vastly underpaid compared to what you can do in the industry. So then why do you do what you do? There is just one simple answer. Because because.

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 the most difficult things to do is reading. When I was younger, I used to dread reading in the classroom. I remember studdering as a kid. I still do when I get nervous. I still do, except for I forgive myself a little more when I make mistakes. I will m...

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, the only thing that we could do is just get back up and do it again.

Why aren't there more billionaires and multi-millionaires? This question may seem simple to ponder. The mathematics behind it are relatively straightforward, involving the investment of large sums of money over an extended period. The real challenge lies in human nature and societal factors. As individuals, we have desires that may conflict with accumulating vast wealth. Additionally, the society...

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 control how you act in response to their reactions. Continue to love yourself, regardless of how others respond.

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. That means that there’s incredible stability. Be thankful for what you have in the life that you actually live.

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 actually do but what is going on in your environment. I have come to realize that all of the weaknesses that I thought I had are not weaknesses. They are my human traits, and it’s simply the fact that the environment that doesn’t embrace them the way that...

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 generational wealth. And get you to dream about a future where you have unlimited possibilities to give back and change the world as you know it in your community. The only way that you can do that is by indefinitely investing a lot of money for as...

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, and live your life in the future, try to spend some time in the present when you’re enjoying just a small settle things that are around you. Often the small subtle things can have a lasting impression on your life and help you see a new course of the...

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 the outside. And it may not be as difficult as you think either. I just want you to have a rich understand other people.

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 learned is that if you wait, you’ll be waiting for an awfully long time. Too long. No one will come. If you are that change, many people are not going like it. But, at least you know it will actually happen in the long run.