Knowing a lot about a research area and having the skills to be a great leader are not the same thing. Academia would be so much healthier if we stopped conflating these things.

There is never a 'perfect' moment to take time off. Theres always another project, another paper, another meeting If you wait for the perfect moment, you will be waiting an awfully long time Take time off as, & when, you need it! Academic Chatter™ #AcademicMentalHealth

Die Beiträge unter #IchbinHanna sind sehr lesenswert und weisen nachdrücklich auf ein strukturelles Problem in der dt. Wissenschaft hin. Wir verlieren zu viele talentierte, motivierte, fleißige und innovative Forschende und Lehrende.

I have been involved in several conversations about "academic success" lately - what must be done, what must be sacrificed, etc. I wish we were talking more about personal definitions of success. We all have different dreams, and they all can be pursued through different means.

After a long break, we are back with a new blog post: The story of me quitting my PhD. It is a very personal story about the process I went through while deciding whether or not to leave my PhD position. talesofphds.wordpress.com/2021/06/16/the… #AcademicTwitter #phdlife #phdchat #talesofphds

Self-care can mean different things for different people. How much time you spend on self-care and what kind of activities it involves should be based on what works best for you! 🤗 Which kind of self-care will you focus on this weekend? #AcademicChatter #AcademicMentalHealth

"Leaving academia is not easy...we are surrounded by other academics and it is easy to get swamped in feeling that if everyone around you succeeds in academia, you should succeed as well." - Doctor PMS editage.com/insights/three… #AcademicChatter #AcademicMentalHealth #AltAc

Quitting a lab should be as acceptable as quitting a company/job. Quitting doesn’t correlate with one’s intellect or caliber. Stop judging and normalize giving second chances to people in academia. #phdchat #phdvoice OpenAcademics Academic Chatter™ #academia

Let's raise awareness that people can and do abuse their power in academia and that it can negatively impact a student's life. WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR GRAD STUDENTS.

Question: In your opinion, what's one thing that needs to be urgently normalized in academia? P.S. More than one is fine too. List as many things as you'd like :) #AcademicChatter #AcademicMentalHealth Academic Chatter™ OpenAcademics

Taking a break because of your mental health should be just as accepted as taking a break because of a physical injury. 💜

You know that famous piece of advice you hear everywhere: ‘don’t give up’? Well sometimes it should be: do give up for the sake of your wellbeing. Nothing is worth your health. No medal, no PhD, no grant, no promotion. Nothing! Fantastic that top athletes are role-modelling this.

There’s a difference between quitting and removing yourself from a situation that no longer serves you.