Carlos G. G.

Publishing for the sake of publishing makes you a noise generator. How does it work? Quite simply: - The deeper your studies, the more each study takes, and the less you publish. This makes your research more interesting and easier to follow. - However, boring research pushes experts AWAY. If you publish a lot of shallow studies, experts won’t see much value in them. - With a lot of papers, you may feel like you’re getting a larger audience. BUT in reality, the quality of this audience drops. Experts will find better scientists to follow. Essentially - being a strong scientist means publishing high-quality research that experts happily follow. 📍In social media, one can notice a similar effect: Posting just because you “have to post something once a day” makes you a noise generator. Yes, more posts expose you to a wider audience. BUT this “noise” makes high-level professionals to unfollow you. They don’t have time for low-quality posts. As a result, the quality of your audience drops. Reclaiming the attention of professionals is much harder than being careful with what you post/publish. ❗Don't publish for the sake of publishing. Only publish to move science forward. Quality over quantity. Even if everyone pushes you into the opposite direction.

Basically: There is science AND there is academia. Academia has become “enterprise-centered” and metrics-oriented. It has advantages. But it’s fiercely competitive. Science requires perseverance and time. It’s about discoveries. Entrepreneurship and $$$ is only a byproduct.