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Shifting priorities within your research during the pandemic or other crisis
When a crisis like the Covid pandemic hits, you can question your research priorities. This track is a companion to "No you don't need to completely …
3 years, 6 months ago
No, you don't need to completely change your research focus
Sometimes the things happening in the world can make you feel like your scholarly work is irrelevant. (It's not, as I've explained in more detail in …
3 years, 6 months ago
Being an academic in dystopian times: valuing your academic work
When terrible things are happening in the world, it can make it even harder to value the academic work you do. Your work is important. When things ar…
3 years, 6 months ago
Emergency planning technique
If you are so overwhelmed you freeze, this is what you need. Some gentle guidance to take action.The text version of this track has a free download t…
3 years, 6 months ago
Planning for known unknowns
How do you plan when their *might* be a strike, or a flood, or illness? This kind of thing is often referred to as a "known unknown". You know it mig…
3 years, 6 months ago
Life is like a video game
An older post in which I use a video game analogy to illustrate what optimism might look like when things are dystopian or uncertain. Key point: "dea…
3 years, 6 months ago
You don't have to decide what to do with your life
While it’s normal to imagine how any given decision might play out over your whole life or career, you only have to plan for a much shorter time hori…
3 years, 6 months ago
Optimism in the face of uncertainty
In which I explain that optimism does not require ignoring the terrible things that are happening, nor a belief that a particular outcome is possible…
3 years, 6 months ago
Tracking “streaks” to establish & maintain habits
There are lots of apps out there that “gamify” habits. And one of the big pieces of gamification is recording streaks. This can seem like it fits wel…
3 years, 6 months ago
Who are you writing for?
Original title: Reframing "comps" to help you write (and finish) your bookMost academics get in a bit of a knot about the "marketing questionnaire" p…
3 years, 7 months ago