When asked about how does one become an accomplished historian, Prof. Timothy Snyder said in a podcast that if you are going to be in academia, 1: you better go international; 2: it is a good idea to always be thinking about being good at something else besides your academic role; 3: getting along with multiple types of people is critical. Perhaps his most important piece of advice, though, was when he revealed he always had women bosses. Now that is some insightful career advice.