You've decided. So why don't you feel sure?
Because deciding and knowing are not the same thing. The gap between making a career decision and truly understanding whether it's right is one of the most common and least discussed experiences in academic life.
In Small Experiments, Nabil Zary argues that this gap cannot be closed by more analysis, more advice, or more reflection. Some knowledge can only come from doing.
Drawing on research by Herminia Ibarra and years of working with academics in transition, Zary presents a practical framework for testing career directions before committing to them. Through the stories of postdocs, clinicians, and faculty navigating real pivots. From research to policy, clinical work to education, single-discipline to interdisciplinary leadership, the book shows how small, structured experiments can replace the paralysis of indecision with real evidence.
You'll learn to design four types of experiments:
Part IV teaches you to read the results. What to do when the signal is clear, when it's ambiguous, and when it surprises you. Part V guides you from experimenting to committing: recognizing readiness, surviving the first year, and designing your next experiment.
This is not a book about passion, purpose, or dream jobs. It's a practical guide for thoughtful people who have done the analysis and are ready to act.
Small Experiments is the third book in the Designing Your Academic Life series, following Ten Lives and Hard Choices.
For postdocs, clinicians, faculty, researchers, and anyone in academia facing a career decision they've made but don't yet fully understand.
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