Giovanni Gruni
@giovannigruni.bsky.social
Executive and university professor. Interested in global issues, law, finance, climate change, and world trade. 🌎Let’s be kind to each other.
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Giovanni Gruni
@giovannigruni.bsky.social
· Oct 20
I finished my PhD 10 years ago here a few lessons I have learned after 10 years in academia.
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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These Melania documentary reviews are really something 🤣
Also 1.3 aggregate score 🤣
Also 1.3 aggregate score 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
These Melania documentary reviews are really something 🤣
Also 1.3 aggregate score 🤣
Also 1.3 aggregate score 🤣
I could really use a Supreme Court judgment telling Trump he cannot do tariffs today.
January 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I could really use a Supreme Court judgment telling Trump he cannot do tariffs today.
Someone should explain Trump that Greenland is smaller than what it looks on maps
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Someone should explain Trump that Greenland is smaller than what it looks on maps
What are in your opinion the best accounts and lists to follow the Greenland crisis on Bluesky?
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
What are in your opinion the best accounts and lists to follow the Greenland crisis on Bluesky?
This Trump speech was such a car crash. 🌳 🚗 💥
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This Trump speech was such a car crash. 🌳 🚗 💥
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Not sure nos. 5 and 6 are compatible.
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Not sure nos. 5 and 6 are compatible.
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If you’re a woman in academia you find these things out before you’ve even finished your PhD.
I finished my PhD 10 years ago here a few lessons I have learned after 10 years in academia.
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
…
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If you’re a woman in academia you find these things out before you’ve even finished your PhD.
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There's some good advice in this thread, but I'm going to offer another take on #6 here:
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
6) If you are offered the opportunity to do a PhD or a master at Oxbridge, Harvard or Yale don’t thing twice. Go!
7) Smart work exists in academia as well. Just look for it.
8) Paradoxically the pace of innovation at work can be slower in academia than other
businesses.
7) Smart work exists in academia as well. Just look for it.
8) Paradoxically the pace of innovation at work can be slower in academia than other
businesses.
October 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There's some good advice in this thread, but I'm going to offer another take on #6 here:
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
I finished my PhD 10 years ago here a few lessons I have learned after 10 years in academia.
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
…
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I finished my PhD 10 years ago here a few lessons I have learned after 10 years in academia.
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
…
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
…
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If the Reform Party plan to abolish indefinite leave to remain also abolishes settled status for EU citizens, that would be a breach of the withdrawal agreement, liable to lead to the EU retaliating by removing trade preferences.
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
If the Reform Party plan to abolish indefinite leave to remain also abolishes settled status for EU citizens, that would be a breach of the withdrawal agreement, liable to lead to the EU retaliating by removing trade preferences.
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Jimmy Kimmel returns tomorrow.
This is an important victory for free speech.
Remember that it was YOU all using your power TOGETHER that got a gigantic corporation to reverse itself.
Bless everyone who participated in telling Mickey Mouse to fuck off.
This is an important victory for free speech.
Remember that it was YOU all using your power TOGETHER that got a gigantic corporation to reverse itself.
Bless everyone who participated in telling Mickey Mouse to fuck off.
September 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jimmy Kimmel returns tomorrow.
This is an important victory for free speech.
Remember that it was YOU all using your power TOGETHER that got a gigantic corporation to reverse itself.
Bless everyone who participated in telling Mickey Mouse to fuck off.
This is an important victory for free speech.
Remember that it was YOU all using your power TOGETHER that got a gigantic corporation to reverse itself.
Bless everyone who participated in telling Mickey Mouse to fuck off.
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Stock of potential EU substitute to Starlink. +540% in less than a week.
March 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Stock of potential EU substitute to Starlink. +540% in less than a week.
