My professor once told me, “You don’t need to be the best, you just need to be the last woman standing.” At the time, I rolled my eyes and thought it was a cop-out. But after a decade of watching brilliant women burn out or get pushed out, I kind of get what she meant. I’ve stayed, not because I’m the smartest in the room, but because I’ve figured out how to survive the room. Has anyone else gotten weirdly true advice that stuck with you?

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