Ten simple rules for failing successfully in academia.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36520776.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010538 and PMC identifier 9754284.
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Abstract
Failure is an integral part of life and by extension academia. At the same time, failure is often ignored, with potentially negative consequences both for the science and the scientists involved. This article provides several strategies for learning from and dealing with failure instead of ignoring it. Hopefully, our recommendations are widely applicable, while still taking into account individual differences between academics. These simple rules allow academics to further develop their own strategies for failing successfully in academia.