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Reflections on 2020 as an independent researcher | Andy Matuschak

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Hi! I’m a software engineer, designer, and researcher. I work on technologies that expand what people can think and do. more…

2020 was my second year as an “independent researcher.” I’m grateful for the freedom that strange job title entails, but it’s certainly not well-defined. I’ve needed to grope around in the dark for patterns and structures which pre-existing institutions and roles would ordinarily provide. To kick off 2021, I’ll share some of what I’ve learned, as well as of the outstanding questions which seem most pertinent. These observations are necessarily quite personal, but I hope they’ll be of interest or use to others considering similar paths. 1 . Why work independently? I’m not interested in independ

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