Is Toxic Personality Really The Way To Success In Academia
Lately, there’s been quite a controversial statement going around – that the way to achieve success in academia is by developing upward toxicity. How did it start? What does upward toxicity actually mean, and why would it be a pass to success? That’s what we will be focusing on today, so if you wish to find out more, all you have to do is keep reading. The Genesis of the Statement It all started with an article written in 2019 by Irina Dumitrescu, titled ‘Ten rules for succeeding in academia succeeding in academia through upward toxicity’ in which she tries to explain why toxicity is one of the necessary elements to achieve success in academia....