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Normal people

By Machiavelli | Published: December 12, 2010
I often have conversations, referring offhandedly to “weird people” and “normal people,” and am challenged by the phrase, “there’s no such thing as normal.” Clearly, you do not know how to identify normal people.1 I understand the difficulty: Normal people are a diverse group. They are that generic looking guy who walked passed you on [...]
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How to become a professor

By Machiavelli | Published: July 15, 2010
There’s one sure-fire way to broadcast that you are an academic giant who knew what he was doing in school: Become a professor. For most people, becoming a tenured professor at an Ivy League school is a journey that takes over a decade. Not for you, though. You’re going to be a professor by the [...]
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