David Maslach
R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness
Professor David Maslach talks about graduate school, research, science, Innovation, and entrepreneurship. The R3ciprocity project is my way to give back as much as I possibly can. I seek to provide insights and tools to change how we understand science, and make it more democratic.
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David Maslach
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
You will become bitter if you focus on performance, but that is not what your end goal should be 03.03.2022 11:19
I talk about reciprocity, and most peoples actions in life. Remember, most people are self interested, and you should expect them to behave that way. However, your goal should not be about performance, or else you will become bitter.
Navigating the barriers to academic entrepreneurship. 02.03.2022 5:13
There are significant barriers to academic entrepreneurship, and we need to address these issues before progress is made in widespread entrepreneurship across universities.
I’m hopeful and positive about the day. 02.03.2022 6:18
today’s gonna be a very good day, and I’m very hopeful about what is gonna happen in this world. It’s been a long time since I felt this hopeful, but the bravery of the people in the Ukraine have demonstrated to the rest of the world what we need to stand up for.
Don’t get duped in entrepreneurship. 01.03.2022 7:17
I talk about all of the scams that you might experience in entrepreneurship, and people selling in courses that add little value. Remember, there’s not much to it other than just long grinding work, and working towards the goal of your entrepreneurial venture.
Why don’t professors go work in industry? 01.03.2022 12:17
I discuss the various factors behind why professors don’t go working ind history, despite having considerable opportunities that they can pursue in industry. There are many different factors behind why one might not go into industry.
Why don’t academic apply what they learn to their own life? 28.02.2022 8:41
I talk about the challenges of playing the lessons that you learn in social sciences to your own life. And I discuss why we might find it challenging, and why many people don’t do it.
We have a lot to be hopeful for. 28.02.2022 11:14
I remind everybody that we have a lot to be hopeful for, and we’re at a time of unprecedented human prosperity. We also are making significant progress across-the-board in almost every indicator of well-being.
How do we deal with billionaires and ultra wealth? 27.02.2022 14:22
I talk about the challenges of dealing with ultra wealth and extreme wealth disparities.
Puppy training, learning, and Geopolitics. 27.02.2022 13:49
I make an analogy between puppy training and learning between two parties. The teacher in a situation has to realize that the student has to come to the situation on their own accord. Forced training is unlikely to work out in a positive outcome.
Here’s to being too nice. 25.02.2022 7:59
I talk about the challenges of being too nice and trying to find business relationships. I talk about how it’s it making decisions about an unknown asset is really challenging.
Why building new technologies feels like throwing money out the window. 25.02.2022 9:23
I talk about when you build an innovation, it feels like you’re throwing money out the window. You’re likely never to get that money back, and if you do get it back it’ll be much further in the distance than you think it will be. You have to get used to it feeling like charity or that you are supporting an important cause.
Democracy and human ingenuity will always win. 24.02.2022 8:50
It’s important to remember democracy and human ingenuity will always win. When you invest in the stock market you’re recognizing the fact that human ingenuity is driving this progress.
Welllll Shit. 24.02.2022 4:17
It appears as if Russia has attacked Ukraine, and they talk about the reality that we live in.
People will take advantage of you. 23.02.2022 8:04
People will take advantage of you. You have to set your boundaries about who you are and what you’re about. Remember that. It is absolutely fine to have your boundaries and to be stern.
Important dad advice 23.02.2022 5:58
Here’s some important dad advice. Spend the time to minimize risks in your life. The resources that you spend on risk minimization will allow you to excel in the long run.
Guilty pleasures should not be guilty. 22.02.2022 5:08
I think we should spend more time and being honest about having guilty pleasures like watching television or enjoying something silly. Silly things are important to everybody’s life. Especially important when you are dealing with stress in your life.
You Need To Find The Time. 22.02.2022 8:19
I talk about how it’s important to find a little moments to do the things that you would like to do. Don’t forget that you’ll never have time to do everything that you want to do perfectly. You simply just have to do it to your best of your ability within the constraints that you have.
If you’re listening to this in 2750, nice to meet you. 22.02.2022 6:16
I talk about how I could be the person that gives encouragement when they need it and because the Internet is persistent, it might be somebody that will listen to this and 2750.
Differences Between PhD, MBA/Masters, & Undergrad Classes 17.02.2022 8:04
I talk about about the differences between PhD, Masters, & Undergrad / college classes.
How to find good PhD students? 17.02.2022 9:34
I talk about how you can find good PhD students and the traditional set up of university system. I talk about how the Internet is changing university system, and I talk about the struggles of being somebody that is part of this innovation.
Why is Costco winning at Business? 16.02.2022 6:22
I talk about how Costco does many unique things that matter to the customer. They don’t do many of the things that their competitors do, so many ways that they are actually offering a worst experience. However, what they do is they focus on the things that matter to customers and then they really accentuate those.
Reviewers are ruthless in the scientific peer reviewed process. 15.02.2022 13:26
If you are a scientist or researcher you have to realize that reviewers are absolutely ruthless in the scientific pure review process. They’re trained to be very skeptical and any additional effort that they have to do to interpret your results will be very detrimental to whether you actually get a paper accepted or not.
How do you do business in a globally unstable environment? 14.02.2022 9:03
I talk about how to actually do business in an environment and appears to be unstable. The best that you can do is just keep moving forward, despite uncertainty that is occurring around you. Enjoy the small moments in your local environment.
Building a new business or a new product is a slow grind. 14.02.2022 7:04
Remember that building a business or a product is just a slow grind. Remember it’s gonna take a lot longer and you ever think it’s gonna take, and you just have to be happy actually doing it a little bit at a time. Get pleasure in the slow build.
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