Secondary Research/ Online sources.

Laureates’ top tips for winning a Nobel prize

“Ignore the constraints as much as possible.” 

California-based laureate

“Extremely hard work, great mentors and much luck.”

California-based laureate

“Be sceptical. Be honest. Work hard. Believe in yourself. Listen to criticism.”

US-based laureate

“Be prepared to lie when applying for funds to optimise [your] chances.”
UK-based laureate

“Never care about prizes. Only quality counts.”

Switzerland-based laureate

“If making ‘Nobel-worthy breakthroughs’ is your ambition, you should rethink [your]
goals.”
California-based laureate

“Start early, acquire skills and look for opportunities.”

New Jersey laureate

“If you see something curious that should not exist, play with it and see what you get.”
Australia-based laureate

“Do not go with [the] mainstream.”

Israel-based laureate

“Network with other colleagues with complementary expertise.”

France-based laureate

“Be suspicious when everyone believes the same about something that clearly isn’t so one-
sided.”
US-based laureate

“Be willing to take on risky projects.”

New Jersey-based laureate

“Be persistent. Believe that you are going to succeed and do not take ‘no’ for an answer. Be
original and build on your unique strengths.”
US-based laureate
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MAIN KEYS ON WINNING THE NOBEL PRIZE ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE

MISSED OUT ON A NOBEL PRIZE? HERE’S HOW TO WIN ONE

After this year’s laureates were announced, 50 winners share the secrets of their success

October 11, 201

 To win a Nobel prize it takes an ambitious goal

 The bigger the dream the better the chances
 Good advice and top-level support inspire
 End up in the right place and in the right time
 Stroke of luck- Luck is mentioned by several Laureates
 Having Fun- this makes the researcher feel passionate of the project “do the
research your passionate about”
 Greater opportunities attract better breakthroughs
 Confidence in the ability to do high level science and look novelty rather than
following trendy routes
 Working in not so famous places helps the researches have a mayor focus to pursue
own interests, this can carve out a reputation
 Find a good mentor, that could guide you to a nurturing atmosphere with smart and
collaborative people
 For Nobel laureates, all mayor steps in their career were enabled by individual
people who take interest in them and their ideas
 Get a permanent job on the area of focus, to concentrate on the research
 Be prepared to be awfully optimistic/ you need to day dream to achieve a change in
the world
 Think carefully about unexpected results that may lead to an important
serendipitous discovery

Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/missed-out-nobel-prize-heres-
how-win-one

Interesting video talks with Nobel Laurates held after the prize:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLpGGdCr0jE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BtrInmxd4U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIkk4nCmLNY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACl_pcHmp8E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuEyo9CKnGw

top commentaries that made more significance:

There are so many People in the world that no one knows who is going to succeed,
but from the 99% that tries. The 1% that succeeds make a huge step for human
kind.
Having fun is certainly the most important key for success.

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