What I Do: Historians Talk about Their Work

What I did: Historians talk about their work as an online video series that answers questions about how historians work and doing. Every month, another expert with a doctoral degree talks about his work, how to find a job, making the job fun, worthwhile work, and love for work.

A few days ago, a work by historian Yuval Harari was introduced. In his book "Homo sapiens - a simple history of mankind" he talks about how we can become "the only animal that can flexibly match many animals". He also thinks that the tendency for humans to invest in novels is the reason we are distinguished from other species. His conclusion is obvious, but wonderful. Emotions, greed, anger, and confidence are all novels in our imagination. Still, we spent a lot of time - playing with them. The abstract structure shapes how the world works, regardless of patriotic, spiritual and moral. Human interaction

What I did: Historians talk about their work as an online video series that answers questions about how historians work and doing. Every month, another expert who got a doctor's degree talks about his work, how to find a job, how to make a job fun, a rewarding work, and love for work.

Learn how to talk about your work. Everyone who says "Your work should represent yourself" is dangerous and wrong. Work does not represent yourself. All work is in a context. There are works explained to us by cultures, curators, historians and teachers, so I feel autonomous, but the truth is not so. If you do not speak about your work, you will give other people control over the accessibility and meaning of your work. This does not mean that you should be frustrated or frustrated when people do not receive what you want from your work. Recognizing languages ​​is the easiest and most effective way to set the context of your idea. Words are not always the best way to express things, but it is the most effective way to prepare the world for expression.