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Being available with limits
One thing making it hard to find and protect time for writing, is being available to students and others.
This track helps you set boundaries that se…
9 months ago
Flexibility, autonomy, boundaries
Autonomy and flexibility are high on the list of things that attracted you to academia in the first place.
And yet, in order to really have those thi…
9 months ago
Letting go of unfinished projects
As you progress through your academic career, you accumulate projects that you didn't get around to finishing.
Conference papers you meant to turn in…
9 months ago
Do good work
Is perfectionism making it hard to you to write at all?
This is a bit of a pep talk that might help with that.
Read the post here: https://jovanevery…
9 months ago
Sabbatical + book contract = Overwhelm?
A response to a query from someone who had a book contract and a sabbatical to work on it and was feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about how to proc…
9 months ago
Don't aim to finish articles in the summer
Most academics anticipate summer writing.
Many find it difficult to keep writing when things get busy again in the autumn.
In this track, I propose r…
9 months ago
When you stop writing
Have you stopped writing altogether?
Would you like to get back to it?
In this track I reassure you that it is normal to stop writing sometimes and h…
9 months ago
Work-life balance in academic careers
Inspired by something I read about the difficulty of work-life balance when your work is aligned with your purpose, I propose that what feels like a …
9 months ago
You don't need accountability
Some thoughts on "accountability" and why it might be counterproductive to doing the kind of creative work that academic research and writing is.
My …
9 months ago
When your work doesn't look like work
Are you letting the public perception of academics as "having the summer off" constrain how you do your research and writing, especially in the summe…
9 months ago