COLLABORATION

SEASON 2, EPISODE 2: COLLABORATION
This episode is about how uncomfortable I used to feel about collaboration during my postdoc and how I started to lose the joy in things I used to love. I was lonely, but all I wanted was to be alone. With hindsight, I now know that these were the early signs of me falling into depression.
I revisit a journal entry I wrote in March 2014. This was the first journal entry into my 3rd year of my postdoc. I was still struggling to make progress on papers and I needed help.
I reflect on collaboration in academia, perfectionism, receiving help, not knowing what…