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Come perde, e come vince, Wout van Aert ilpost.link/jSKFdx6arE

The phenomenon of the 'forever postdoc': Many people who get stuck after a PhD - either as forever postdocs, temporary staff, or adjunct professors. In academia, it’s often either tenure or nothing. For these people the problem is - their time is ticking. There’s no stability - people delay starting families. There’s no decent income - they can’t build a financial safety cushion. No savings, no decent retirement contribution. There’s no clear vision - their future becomes too unpredictable and leads to very real issues with physical & mental health. And their time keeps ticking. At some point, some of them start asking questions: “Was my PhD really that useful?” “Why a highly educated & experienced person is so poorly employed..?” 📍They face the reality: - In academia, there are almost no positions for older scientists who’ve done two/three postdocs. Academic positions are made for early-career people - those who’ve just finished their PhD or a short postdoc. - In industry, your academic accomplishments mean very little, and the fact that you’ve never worked in industry means a lot. They don’t want to hire someone who chose an academic track and has zero experience in the ‘real world’. And again - their time is ticking. Every. Single. Year. ⭕️ This is the human cost of the ‘academic pipeline’. Thus - I strongly, strongly advise everyone considering this ‘forever postdoc’ path to think TEN TIMES before deciding to do it. And find a way out as soon as possible if you've already started down this path. The more you delay, the more it slips away.

@kane Fake news

Also worth noting that while SpaceX failures get a lot more coverage, French Ariane rockets fail at triple the rate of SpaceX rockets.

I curdi sono stati traditi. Di nuovo. E di nuovo dall’alleato occidentale, che dieci anni fa si era servito del coraggio di questo numeroso popolo senza Stato per contenere e sconfiggere i terroristi dell’Isis e che, adesso, da un giorno all’altro, li abbandona in nome della realpolitik e del nuovo corso siriano. Si pongono così le premesse per la fine del Rojava, l’amministrazione autonoma curda nella Siria del Nord-Est che è anche progetto politico, basato su quel confederalismo democratico, postulato da Abdullah Ocalan, che si ispira al municipalismo libertario, al femminismo, all’ecologismo. L’articolo di Fabio Tonacci su Repubblica

It’s time to take back excellence from the grifters, gurus, hackers, optimizers, and everyone else who reduces the human spirit to monetizable clickbait, marketing gimmicks, hacks, secrets, and quick fixes, none of which actually work. Here's 24 ideas to help: 1. Caring is cool. There is nothing to celebrate about an attitude of nonchalance. It’s a cop-out. A protective mechanism. A way to avoid stepping into the arena and risking failure. There are things worth caring deeply about, and you should care deeply about them. 2. Never sacrifice your values. Your values are your North stars, the qualities toward which you aspire. Regardless of what you are pursuing, do it in a way that aligns with your values. ​ 3. The things you work on also work on you. You aren’t just shaping the table, manuscript, marathon, scientific discovery, canvas, or song. Those pursuits are also shaping you. 4. Select big goals but climb where you are. Once you know what peak you’re aiming for, you’ve got to shift your attention to the day-to-day ascent; you’ve got to climb where your feet are. The bigger the goal, the smaller the steps. 5. Embrace a process mindset. Outcomes matter, but they are always the byproduct of a sound and attentive process. Focus on the process. Let the outcomes take care of themselves. Learn and adjust. Rinse, repeat. 6. Nothing great happens without focus. You’ve got to set aside time and space without distraction so the important projects in your life can receive your full attention. 7. Prioritize consistency over intensity. Anyone can crush themselves and have a heroic day, a heroic week, or maybe even a heroic month. But excellence is about generating a heroic body of work. Some days will be great. Some days will be terrible. Most will be somewhere in between. Become known for your consistency. Keep showing up. ​ 8. Abide by the law of compounding. Little by little it becomes a lot. 9. Use technology, but don’t let it use you. A good question to ask yourself regularly: Am I in charge of this technology, or is this technology in charge of me? 10. ​“Balance” is an illusion. You can’t do it all. Trying to is a surefire way to be miserable. You’ve got to make tradeoffs and adjust over time. You can emphasize different pursuits in different seasons of life. 11. Keep the main things the main things. Hacks, fads, and quick fixes have been cycling in and out since the beginning of time. In the fifth century BC, Herodotus searched for the Fountain of Youth as a way to live forever. Thousands of years later, we’re still searching. 12. The secret is there is no secret. The driving force of excellence is hard work done the right way with the right people at the right time. 13. Practice true discipline. Not the chest-thumping machismo performative variety, but the real thing: show up and do what you need to do, with care and integrity. Doing the hard thing today often makes tomorrow just a little easier. ​ 14. Make time for renewal. Stress plus rest equals growth. If you never step away and allow your mind-body system to recover, then you’re guaranteed to stall out long before you reach your potential. It takes discipline to keep going. But it also takes discipline to rest. ​ 15. Confidence comes from evidence. If you want to believe in yourself, you’ve got to give yourself evidence for that belief. Put in the reps. 16. Own your seat. Do the training. Then have the courage to trust it. 17. Stay patient. There is no such thing as an overnight breakthrough. Most good things take time. You can’t rush the process. 18. Stick-to-itiveness is key. The rare quality of staying power in a world that is obsessed with instant gratification is a secret weapon. 19. Motivation follows action. You don’t always need to feel good to get going; sometimes you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good. 20. Create rituals and routines. It does not mean a series of 27 elaborate steps to start the day. It means having a few anchors to keep you grounded in an increasingly chaotic world. Your routine should work for you, not the other way around. 21. Curiosity is a powerful antidote to fear. Whether you play basketball or cello, repair cars or build tables, write books or coach teams, your craft can be a vessel for self-discovery. When you are driven by a genuine curiosity to see what’s possible, nothing can stop you. 22. Don’t go at it alone. Every modern science and every ancient wisdom tradition tells us that the people with whom we surround ourselves shape us. Going at it alone will make you angry and resentful, irrespective of what the internet bros say. Find your people and work together. This is the way. ​ 23. Intensity and joy can coexist. One of the greatest joys is working toward your aspirations with great intensity. ​ 24. Excellence is an infinite game. The goal is the path, and the path is the goal. So much of success simply comes down to staying on it.

📣 ASICI is pleased to announce news about the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute. The 2026 edition will be held jointly with the Spanish Section, as the Joint Meeting of the Italian and Spanish Sections of The Combustion Institute

Il #23novembre di quarantacinque anni fa, alle ore 19.34, un terremoto di magnitudo 6.9 della scala Richter colpisce l’Appennino Campano-Lucano, tra le province di Avellino, Salerno e Potenza. Il sisma causa circa 3.000 morti e quasi 300.000 sfollati.

Che bello Niang, positivo! #EuropeiTipo #FIBAEuroBasket

Ozzy Forever!

🎉The program is out! 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 📍Pisa, May 12–15, 2025 "𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘸-𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦"

Diritti, non mimose. E per tutte, non solo madri e cristiane. #8Marzo

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS for the 47th #ASICImeeting of the @ItalianSection of @Combustion_Intl Theme: "Advancing Combustion for a Sustainable and Low-Carbon Future" Hosted by @Unipisa at "Le Benedettine" Conference Center, Pisa ( Italy ) May 12-15, 2025 👇

Rovaniemi? Kitzbühel? Chamonix? Beaver Creek? No, Potenza

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Happy holidays from The Italian Section of the Combustion Institute (ASICI)! #HappyHolidays📷 #TheCombustionInstitute #Combustion

Stati di agitazione dell’università roars.it/stati-di-agita…

#VV25, è un ritorno al volo per Vega-C – il lanciatore europeo leggero e ad alte prestazioni – che segna il riavvio delle operazioni commerciali di routine. esa.int/Space_in_Membe… @ESA_transport @ESA_EO #Sentinel1 C

Mentre la grande maggioranza degli italiani vede calare i redditi 62 #miliardari aumentano il loro patrimonio del 23% e arrivano a 200 miliardi Almeno 36 di loro sono #figlidipapà che hanno il “merito” di avere ereditato la #ricchezza Voi anticomunisti andate al diavolo

The 47th #ASICImeeting of the @ItalianSection of @Combustion_Intl is coming to Pisa! 🔥 🌍 Theme: "Advancing Combustion for a Sustainable and Low-Carbon Future" 📅 Date: May 13-15, 2025 🏛️ Hosted by @Unipisa Call for papers coming soon! #CombustionScience #Sustainability

@ElliotForhan Don’t have idols, have principles :)