Menu
R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness
Podcast image
The Hardest Part Is When Someone Close to You Tells You to Quit
7 mins; March 22, 2025
The Secret to Winning? Be Boring.
8 mins; March 22, 2025
For Those Who Feel Lost in Research—Welcome to the Club
10 mins; March 20, 2025
Is Academia an Industry?
12 mins; March 18, 2025
Can You Be a Successful Researcher If You Do Not Like Reading and Writing?
12 mins; March 16, 2025
Stop Cheering for Winners—Start Cheering for Those Who Show Up
8 mins; March 15, 2025
How Do You Deal with Hiring Freezes in Academia?
9 mins; March 12, 2025
How do I talk about my research in a way that non-academics understand?
8 mins; March 11, 2025
Away Will Never Be Your Home
4 mins; March 11, 2025
The Only Thing That Actually Works
5 mins; March 10, 2025
Real Productivity Is Letting Go of Productivity
10 mins; March 09, 2025
Why I Keep Going Even When It Feels Futile
10 mins; March 08, 2025
Turning Research Into a Fun, Silly Game: Why Gamification Changes Everything For Scientific Research
10 mins; March 08, 2025
The Hidden Fight Against Change: Why Systems Resist Fairness
10 mins; March 06, 2025
I Stopped Expecting Quick Wins in Research—And It Changed Everything
8 mins; March 06, 2025
There’s Not Even Really a Choice—Just a Giant Mess
8 mins; March 04, 2025
I Used to Overthink Everything In My Career—Here’s What Fixed It
7 mins; March 02, 2025
The Best Investing Advice? Don’t Trust Yourself
5 mins; March 01, 2025
The One Thing You Need to Know: You’re Doing Better Than You Think
4 mins; February 27, 2025
There’s No Perfect Choice—Just a Leap of Faith
6 mins; February 25, 2025
The World Isn’t Falling Apart—We’re Just Hearing More of It
7 mins; February 24, 2025
I’m Tired of Lying—Getting Rich Is Boring and You Won’t Like It
12 mins; February 21, 2025
I Often Don’t Believe Research Now That I See How The Sausage Is Made
7 mins; February 20, 2025
Not Everyone Wants To Learn
3 mins; February 19, 2025
Why Going Back to School for Something “Irrelevant” Is the Smartest Move You’ll Make
17 mins; February 18, 2025
I Teach Entrepreneurship—But I Teach People You Are A Fool If You Do It
11 mins; February 17, 2025
The Productivity Killer: Caring Too Much About What Others Think
12 mins; February 14, 2025
The Productivity Trap: Why You Should Focus on This Instead
9 mins; February 13, 2025
What You Perceive As Negative Is A Gift
1 min; February 12, 2025
The Cruelty of “Anyone Can Do Anything,” the Flywheel That Won’t Turn, and the Frustration of Getting Selection All Wrong
11 mins; February 10, 2025
Do You Exist Outside Academia? Every Scholar’s Crisis
12 mins; February 09, 2025
Get the Salary You Deserve—Negotiation Without the Sleaze
12 mins; February 08, 2025
Your Anxiety Is Engineered—Here’s How to Take Back Control
10 mins; February 06, 2025
Stop Buying Into Fear—Take One Step Forward Every Day
5 mins; February 05, 2025
How to Protect Yourself in PhD Life and Research
8 mins; February 04, 2025
Why PhDs Fear Looking Stupid—And Why That’s a Problem
10 mins; February 03, 2025
Skating on Thin Ice: My Journey Through the Highs and Lows of Scientific Influence
11 mins; February 02, 2025
The Hidden Gift of Growing Up with Less: Why Not Keeping Up with the Joneses Made Me Stronger
11 mins; January 31, 2025
Why We Struggle to Predict the Future (And What to Do About It)
8 mins; January 30, 2025
Why PhD Research Feels Miserable (And Why It’s Still a Privilege)
12 mins; January 28, 2025
Ch 20: Leaning Into The Nothingness—At Least You Tried
9 mins; January 27, 2025
The Flashy Hustle Guru Myth: Why You Don’t Want Their Life
14 mins; January 25, 2025
Ch 19: Leaning Into The Nothingness—The Romance of Venturing
11 mins; January 24, 2025
The Hidden Role of Dumb Luck in Success (and Why We Misunderstand It)
11 mins; January 23, 2025
Ch 18: Leaning Into The Nothingness—Recognition Comes from having a Story to Tell
8 mins; January 21, 2025
Ch. 17: Leaning Into The Nothingness—This Might Seem Defeatist, But It’s Not
12 mins; January 19, 2025
Stop Avoiding Struggle: It’s the Shortcut to Real Success
8 mins; January 17, 2025
Ch 16: Leaning Into The Nothingness—You’re Not in Control Anyway
16 mins; January 17, 2025
Ch. 15: Leaning Into The Nothingness—The Myth of Perfection
15 mins; January 14, 2025
Ch. 14: Leaning Into The Nothingness—Embracing Embarrassment
15 mins; January 13, 2025
Ch.13: Leaning into the Nothingness—The Isolation of Innovation: Why Venturing Feels Lonely and How to Embrace It
8 mins; January 12, 2025
Why PhD Researchers & Innovators Waste Their Time on ‘Useless’ Ideas (And Why You Should Too)
11 mins; January 10, 2025
Ch. 12 : Leaning Into The Nothingness—Loving the Invisible
16 mins; January 10, 2025
Ch. 11: Leaning Into The Nothingness—Certifications Are Just the Beginning
12 mins; January 08, 2025
Ch. 10: Leaning Into The Nothingness—You’ll Never Feel Like You Have Enough Time
10 mins; January 06, 2025
Ch. 9: Leaning Into The Nothingness—The Seduction of the Easy Path
10 mins; January 05, 2025
Ch 8: Leaning Into The Nothingness - Sooner or Later, You’re Going to Want to Quit
12 mins; January 02, 2025
Ch. 7: Leaning Into The Nothingness: The Mirage of the Ideal Future
8 mins; January 01, 2025
Being Serious Will Prevent You From Trying
10 mins; December 31, 2024
Ch.6 Leaning Into the Nothingness: Isolation Vs Courage
10 mins; December 26, 2024
Ch.3: Leaning Into The Nothingness - Building in the Void
19 mins; December 23, 2024
Ch. 5 - Leaning Into Nothingness - Emotional Exhaustion: Learning to Play
11 mins; December 21, 2024
The Importance Of Psychological Safety In Academia - Amy Edmondson
25 mins; December 20, 2024
Ch 4 - Leaning Into Nothingness: You Never Know, and You Never Will
0 secs; December 19, 2024
Chapter 2: Leaning Into Nothingness - The Glamour and the Grind: The Mundane Reality of Bold Choices
15 mins; December 18, 2024
Chapter 1: Leaning Into Nothingness: The Emotional Truth of Creating - The Weight of Today
17 mins; December 17, 2024
From Humble Beginnings to Research Impact: Why I Won’t Quit
13 mins; December 16, 2024
Why People Don’t Understand You—And Why It Doesn’t Matter
12 mins; December 15, 2024
How to Create Change: Turning Rough Rocks into Smooth Stones
7 mins; December 14, 2024
The Surprising Wealth Advantage of Growing Up Without Money
8 mins; December 12, 2024
Why Do We Keep Falling for These Cartoon Versions of Success?
10 mins; December 11, 2024
How to Build a Tech Startup as a Solopreneur (When No One Thinks You Can)
10 mins; December 10, 2024
Why the Conventional Path in Your Career Won’t Make You Happy: The Value of Hard, Underrewarded Work
10 mins; December 09, 2024
Business Professors Reflection On The Fall Of Syria & The Ability To Make Choices
10 mins; December 08, 2024
The Implausible Can Become Plausible
4 mins; December 07, 2024
Why So Many People Quit Their PhD & Academic Research: The Seductive Struggle of Research
10 mins; December 05, 2024
Why We Don’t Do Allowances: Teaching Kids to Work for Money
10 mins; December 05, 2024
Why I Stopped Believing in Strategy Research as A Strategy Professor.
13 mins; December 04, 2024
What Drives Us to Tackle Painful and Miserable Tasks?
11 mins; December 04, 2024
Why Focusing on Performance Alone Will Break You
10 mins; December 03, 2024
But, The Market Is Supposed To Crash By Now!
9 mins; December 02, 2024
Learning How To Define Your Identity As A Dual Career Professional
10 mins; December 02, 2024
Building Online Communities vs. Making Sales: Why the Strategies Are Worlds Apart
7 mins; December 01, 2024
I Don’t Understand Our History
8 mins; November 30, 2024
How to Stay Generous in a World That Isn't Always Kind
10 mins; November 29, 2024
Why Today Is Going to Be a Good Day
5 mins; November 29, 2024
Why Are We Still Stuck with Noisy Diesel Generators? A Call for Bold Innovation
7 mins; November 26, 2024
They Think I'm Wasting My Time—Here's Why They're Wrong
10 mins; November 22, 2024
What is the secret to writing a good research paper?
7 mins; November 21, 2024
The Hidden Benefits of Boundaries: Enhancing Health and Happiness
7 mins; November 20, 2024
Learn How To Disregard The Outside World To Change Your World
3 mins; November 19, 2024
How to Survive Institutionalized Self-Enhancement in Academia
8 mins; November 19, 2024
Choosing Authenticity Over Displays of Confidence: My Approach to Building Trust
9 mins; November 18, 2024
Creating Space for Myself: The Impact of Boundaries on My Well-Being
7 mins; November 18, 2024
Pollyanna No More: The Flaw in Our Understanding of Business Strategies
7 mins; November 17, 2024
The One Investment Strategy We All Avoid: Embracing Patience
10 mins; November 16, 2024
Why I Reject Conventional Economics for True Innovation
5 mins; November 15, 2024
When I Feel Like Quitting: Remembering That One Opinion Doesn't Define Me
9 mins; November 14, 2024
Setting Boundaries: How Two Simple Principles Transformed My Life
10 mins; November 13, 2024
Why Being a High Performer Made Me Miserable: Balancing Conflicting Identities
12 mins; November 13, 2024
Click here to see more
Useful pages

Apply to teach

Reviews

Help & FAQs

Blog

Spanish Podcast

French Podcast

Italian Podcast

About Us

Contact Us

Terms & Privacy

Find a tutor

Arabic tutors

Chinese tutors

Dutch tutors

English tutors

French tutors

German tutors

Greek tutors

Italian tutors

Japanese tutors

Korean tutors

Portuguese tutors

Romanian tutors

Russian tutors

Spanish tutors

Swedish tutors

Thai tutors

More languages soon!

Languages

Learn Arabic

Learn Chinese

Learn Dutch

Learn English

Learn French

Learn German

Learn Greek

Learn Italian

Learn Japanese

Learn Korean

Learn Portuguese

Learn Romanian

Learn Russian

Learn Spanish

Learn Swedish

Learn Thai

© 2026 LanguaTalk, All Rights Reserved