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Given my previous emphasis on earning academic currency, my comments at this point are directed primarily at the individual s proactive management of workload so that he or she can transcend the immediate environment and establish a cosmopolitan role identity. Senior faculty are also more likely to be in a better position to divert time from their research to pursue research grants, accept administrative appointments, and become involved in such activities as faculty governance. At least two moves are typically required to maximize a career. Why the second more often than not requires a move from one institution to another is a conundrum. In my salad days, I could routinely spend 14-16 hours a day locked in my study revising a textbook.