EPISODE · Feb 14, 2025 · 55 MIN
Ep 29 The problem with introverted scientists with Florian Kast
from English Talk — Speaking up in English at work for introverts with Louise Jefferies · host Louise Jefferies
Scientists tend to be both introverts & perfectionists. They're in their own heads a lot and very used to being wrong. Their whole lives can be spent proving themselves wrong in the hope that one day a hypothesis is right. But proving yourself wrong in your hypothesis is easy in comparison to making language mistakes; that shouldn't happen. Listen in as Florian and I discuss this and other common traits and behaviours of introverts
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Scientists tend to be both introverts & perfectionists. They're in their own heads a lot and very used to being wrong. Their whole lives can be spent proving themselves wrong in the hope that one day a hypothesis is right. But proving yourself wrong in your hypothesis is easy in comparison to making language mistakes; that shouldn't happen. Listen in as Florian and I discuss this and other common traits and behaviours of introverts
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