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Feb 9 6 tweets 4 min read
I asked AI what folk wisdom to help academics.
It came up with these meaningful and hillarious answers:
🤣

@OpenAcademics #AcademicChatter
@OpenAcademics "Deadlines come and go, but don't forget to take time to smell the roses."

Good advice in general. Too often do we forget that what matters is experience – in a century we will all be dead and our struggles rendered meaningless.

Enjoy life while it lasts.
@OpenAcademics "The greatest lessons in life come not from what you know, but from what you don't know"

Spoken like a true pirate Captain. Stepping out of the comfort zone when we get the chance - speak publically, teach a course we don't fully understand – all that, is food for courage.
@OpenAcademics "Embrace the impostor, for it's only when you make peace with it, that it will cease to exist."

Aged 21 I had my first TA job teaching students (most older) topics I barely just learned - terrifying. Over 2 years on the job I slowly lost fear but kept a healthy dose of respect.
@OpenAcademics Using @OpenAI for fun is only a fun use case. Indeed as Academics it can help you with real things as well. Like solving coding Challenges:

@OpenAcademics @OpenAI Today we reminded ourselves to take a break and prioritze the human behind the job.

At the end of the day – you are the center of your universe. So why not treat yourself as royalty?

You can do it. And you may!

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