* Reading academic work will help you decrease the gap between the industry and the academic field and will make you realize how ignorant you were * Advice for

* Reading academic work will help you decrease the gap between the industry and the academic field and will make you realize how ignorant you were * Advice for the author: don’t criticize other people’s communication style while you insult your audience. While we’re at it, it’s academia’s job to be considered relevant by doing meaningful research and communicating it effectively, not the industry’s. And for as much great research there is, there is so much more irrelevant, blown out of proportion, theoretical, unnecessary and untested garbage. Therefore reading papers and finding something worthwhile is actually a significant time sink.