turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition
Michael R. Wing: Passion projects for smart people (2017)
177 pages
English language
Published Aug. 21, 2017
Passion Projects for Smart People shows how you can create your own opportunities to do intellectually serious work. Written by a high school science teacher who has done field work on five continents, published in professional journals, and worked with NASA, this book details how to turn side projects into career-development opportunities. It shows how to develop your own research and creative projects; form collaborations with universities and public agencies; apply for grants and professional experience opportunities ; get published in peer-reviewed journals; and even travel the world for free!-- back cover
Quick read about different ways to do interesting things outside of work. A few points he makes that are pretty motivating:
- if it's not your job you don't have to stress out about success and failure, at least not on a deadline
- start small, projects (especially with other people) tend to lead to other ideas
