Beyond Professional Pragmatism: An Impractical Guide (For)getting Ahead

Reflecting on my current stage of life, I recognize and am keenly aware of the fact that my personal frame of mind is rooted in the jaded cynicism so often developed on the other side of graduate school. Chalk it up to vocational dysphoria or general discontentment, but this morning I was in rare form.

Here’s why:

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