You just got promoted to Associate Professor. Like most things in life, whether joys or sorrows, the joy of this accomplishment will not last forever. However, that doesn't mean that you should not look back and reflect on years of hard work and tenacity that you have put in which have earned you this promotion, so first of all, congratulations! Take a moment to savor this accomplishment. On the other hand, it would be a mistake to not ask the question, what just changed about me. Let's see. You now have tenure and you have been promoted to a senior rank. In one sense, that translates to less stress, but in another, you do have to wonder whether it necessarily does mean less stress. On the flip side, you should also take advantage of the opportunity to ask, what are some new freedoms I have just earned. The stress component is driven by partly knowing, but also partly being unsure of, the expectations from a newly minted Associate Professor. The freedom component stems from knowing that you are now tenured, which hopefully means that you can embark on more daring, high risk projects, even if you don't feel like you know quite how to negotiate the trade-off between risk and impact.

你刚刚晋升为副教授。就像生活中的大多数事情一样，无论是快乐还是悲伤，这种成就的喜悦不会永远持续下去。然而，这并不意味着您不应该回顾和反思您多年来的努力和坚韧，为您赢得了这次晋升，所以首先祝贺您！花点时间细细品味这一成就。另一方面，不问这个问题是错误的，我刚刚发生了什么变化。让我们来看看。你现在有任期了，你已经晋升为高级职位。从某种意义上说，这意味着压力更小，但从另一方面来说，你不得不怀疑它是否一定意味着压力更小。另一方面，你也应该利用这个机会问，我刚刚获得了哪些新的自由。压力部分是由部分了解但部分不确定新任副教授的期望所驱动的。自由部分源于知道你现在已经终身任职，这有希望意味着你可以开始更大胆、高风险的项目，即使你觉得自己不太了解如何在风险和影响之间进行权衡。