December 17, 2019
I used to think that if I didn’t have a skill set I had to build it myself. Over time I learned that wasn’t necessary; I could find people with those skills. Academic collaboration involved reaching out to someone with the skill set I wanted or needed to engage with, but at the same time I had to let go of my academic ego: it didn’t always feel safe to do that, because academia is such a highly competitive space.
