POLLS : Food For Thought

This survey is your reflective pause—the moment you step back and ask deeper questions about purpose, relevance, and personal alignment within Academia. It helps you revisit why you’re here and what kind of intellectual environment you truly want to build.

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1. The Purpose Drift Phenomenon: Many faculties enter academia with passion—research dreams, societal purpose, curiosity. Over time, routine, paperwork, and politics blur that original spark. The drift is slow, unnoticeable, and emotionally heavy.

Question: How often do you feel that your original passion for academia gets blurred by routine, paperwork, or politics?