Publish and Flourish

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I get started?• What should I

publish?• Where should I

publish?• With who(m)?• What can I learn from

winners?• What can I learn from

losers?

How do I get started?

• Method 1: One planned step at a time• Method 2: Wait for the right idea• Method 3: Build networks that will help • Method 4: Multi-task• Method 5: ‘Knitting’• Method 6: Apprenticeship

It’s winning by losing all the way

• So go out there and start losing your way to success …

What should I publish?

• Think portfolio and product• You will probably be judged long-term by a few

exceptional bits of work (products)• In the short-term, you may have to show you can

‘publish to order’ and meet production quantity as well as quality standards

With whom?

• Your supervisor?• Your local research network• In a ‘community of learning’• With a trusted colleague/friend?

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/locations/nomads.shtml

Where should I publish?

Easier:

E-publishing

Notes and Comments

Team publishing

Working papers

Empirical/Incremental contributions

Conference chapters

Harder:

Articles in Top Journals

Sole author

Good Critical Reviews

Theoretical (Re) conceptualization

What can I learn from winners?

• Principle of extended effort

• Fun trumps duty• Collaborative

generosity of spirit and tall poppies

• Reciprocity and exchange

• Finding your signature

You may not like to hear this …

• Gary Player was right: “I'm crap at drawing. But I bet you that if I practiced, I'd get much better. It's that fear of failing (and not having a lot of time at the moment) which keeps me from doing more…”

http://wannabeadman.blogspot.com/2007/08/its-funny-more-i-practice-luckier-i-get.htm

What can I learn from losers?

• Talent will not guarantee success

• The stress/effort trap • Denial• ‘Who owns the

problem?’

Paying attention to context

• Managing your supervisor

• Understanding your scholarly network

• Finding ‘intellectual bodyguards’

• ‘Search widely …chose wisely’

Some Thoughts on Networks and Collaboration

• Collaboration is a great way of learning• Know what you can bring to the party• Technology and networking are changing research and

collaborative methods• Research requires individual courage, supported by

social sensitivities

http://www.mybadthoughts.com/loneliness/