{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":" Life Hacking Tech Brief By HackerNoon","title":"Life Lessons I Learned in Grad School: The ROI of Irrationality","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ab47d4cd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":256,"description":"\n        This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/life-lessons-i-learned-in-grad-school-the-roi-of-irrationality.\nA candid reflection on career, broken academic systems, and why irrational persistence not degrees or “safe” pivots is the real driver of success.\nCheck more stories related to life-hacking at: https://hackernoon.com/c/life-hacking.\n            You can also check exclusive content about #life-lessons, #personal-growth, #irrationality, #education, #grad-school, #academic-pipeline, #life-choices, #rationalization,  and more.\nThis story was written by: @farzon. Learn more about this writer by checking @farzon's about page,\n            and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\nGraduate school didn’t deliver a career; stubbornness did. In a broken academic pipeline and a dead job market, committing to your niche is what ultimately sets you apart.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/M5qfl-vj8EULTWNkE9Tyg923clEvq89sRNsIi9VAERE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNDIyLzE2ODM1/ODI4NDQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}