Truth.

Same goes for endless powerpoints, reports and other mostly useless crap that goes on in businesses. People, processes, real-world action, real-world effects. It is so easy for leaders (and academics) to hide behind big words to postpone taking or encouraging necessary action.
Before I went off to get my masters degree, I had coffee with my undergraduate advisor, and I remember her telling me: “Just remember, don’t let theory overpower your work to the detriment of the real people you’re studying.” I think about that a lot, not just in writing, but in life.

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