Matt has also written a great follow-up, "How to get tenure", see https://matt.might.net/articles/tenure/ https://matt.might.net/articles/tenure/ Highly releva

Matt has also written a great follow-up, "How to get tenure", see https://matt.might.net/articles/tenure/ https://matt.might.net/articles/tenure/ Highly relevant for the aspiring researcher, and it describes really well the nonlinearities of (academic) life.