How to say no to professional opportunities #phd #assistantprofessor #postdoc #phdlife

Declining a professional invitation or opportunity is always hard, but we need to do this, since we can't do everything and risk burnout otherwise.
This video shares some pointers about how to say 'no' in a professional, polite and definitive way.

#mentalhealth #phdlife #phd #postdoc #assistantprofessor #burnout
Matthias Rillig, professor of ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, talks about life in academia.

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