Jamaica

Seeking that great perhaps

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

My mind is elsewhere. Where is my panic button? 🫣

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

@arguellesmon Aww whats happening?

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@wkdwitchofdwest Sounds fun!! Best of luck!!! 🤗🤗

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

I miss the island girl life 🏖

[Jeff Sneider @TheInSneider]

Here’s America Ferrera’s monologue from BARBIE…

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@wkdwitchofdwest Where are you moving!!

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@PicturesFoIder Noodles

[Chain Messages @itwontworkelija]

GAGO HIGHLIGHT NG PRIDE MARCH

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Maybe Spain, tagal eh 🤣

[rom ❤️‍🔥 @romaricharlz13]

Hello! I'm a Filipino Swiftie who wants to go to The Eras Tour in Tokyo or Spain and I'm looking for Japanese or Spanish people to buy me tickets to compensate for the atrocities you did to my ancestors. #TaylorSwiftTheErasTour #ProudPinoy

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

My question for the year

[Visakan Veerasamy @visakanv]

btw i wrote whole book trying to address the problem of “most people dont know what they want” and struggled for over a year before i came to see that the formulation is slightly mistaken or misframed. wanting is not an intellectual act to be known with the mind. wanting is felt

[Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel]

One of the best pieces of advice I can give to grad students is something that I learned from my time as a competitive swimmer: It's natural to want to see how fast others around you are going, but looking around slows you down and ruins your form. Focus on your own goals & time.

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

As a professor, pursue the careers of your PhD students and postdocs instead of pursuing your own.

I know it may sound strange and even provocative. But in fact it is how it’s supposed to be.

Unfortunately, a personal gain is the biggest motivation for many professors. More publications, more awards, more invited talks…

Why? In addition to personal recognition, it can result in more funding and higher salaries (especially in the U.S.).

Many PIs say that their personal growth also helps their students get a better visibility. Plus, more funding brings in more students, which is (kind of) “great” for those students.

Others will say that their “tenure requirements are too demanding” and if they stop focusing on personal gain, they will be denied tenure.

In either case, I want you to think about the following:

1. When we focus on personal achievements, we lose track of the wellbeing and personal preferences of team members. Although it often feels like we still track it, in fact we become far less efficient at it. Students' progress and personal development are impeded. Their career opportunities become less diverse or even missed.

2. Concentrating too much funding in one big lab is NOT a good idea because it leads to PhD students receiving far less mentorship and research advising (than in smaller labs).

3. Tenure requirements often look intimidating to young professors. However, in reality, very few professors are denied tenure. Why? First, because any university invest big resources into TT professors and don’t want get rid of them without a big reason. Second, because departments often exaggerate the tenure challenges to ensure their young hires are “hard-working faculties”.

Many PIs think I am too idealistic and propose unrealistic ideas. And a lot of people will never agree with this post. Even myself, I can easily come up with bitter criticism over it.

However, idealism is among the biggest driving forces. It can drive you through challenging times and help improve.

In either case, I want you to think about the following:

1. When we focus on personal achievements, we lose track of the wellbeing and personal preferences of team members. Although it often feels like we still track it, in fact we become far less efficient at it. Students' progress and personal development are impeded. Their career opportunities become less diverse or even missed.

2. Concentrating too much funding in one big lab is NOT a good idea because it leads to PhD students receiving far less mentorship and research advising (than in smaller labs).

3. Tenure requirements often look intimidating to young professors. However, in reality, very few professors are denied tenure. Why? First, because any university invest big resources into TT professors and don’t want get rid of them without a big reason. Second, because departments often exaggerate the tenure challenges to ensure their young hires are “hard-working faculties”.

My message is:

If we all pursue the careers of your students/postdocs in the first place, this shift in priorities will make academia a much better world to live in.

I see an increasing number of faculties trying to genuinely care for their team members, in all countries and academic environments. It is all possible. Just do it. Make science better.

Oh, and don’t forget: 
Growth of your team members = Growth of yourself.

#AcademicTwitter #research #phdlife

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

I dreamt that I had to cancel a long overdue vacation I am intensely looking forward to because of work. 🤣 Now that's a nightmare.

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

Work is already incredibly difficult. Working with difficult people makes it so much worse.

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

ANG INEEETTTTT

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

Two people giving the same argument doesn’t
make it twice as valid.

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

I need a vacation.

[Jamaica @infinitejamm]

@wkdwitchofdwest @Jetlax I met some NUS Pharma undergrads yesterday and made me feel I don't remember anything I did on my undergrad days 🤪

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

International Women's Day marches were seen in nations like Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, France, and Georgia. All over the world, women took to the streets to call for equal pay, workplace protections, voting rights, and an end to sexual violence, and more.