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Optimizing focus when your project brings up difficult emotions
Sometimes your writing project brings up difficult emotions that then get in the way of writing. In this track I talk about strategies for doing the …
4 years, 8 months ago
This is not *your* new year, new start
There is a lot of new year energy in January but if you work in higher education and live in Europe or North America it's more like the middle of the…
4 years, 9 months ago
What to do about a stalled book project
If you have a book you are not writing, this track will help you make some decisions, and a plan. I'm publishing this in December in the hope that do…
4 years, 10 months ago
The frustrations of being a dedicated teacher
Grading can be frustrating because it makes you wonder whether you have done a good job as a teacher. In this post I address your ethical responsibil…
4 years, 10 months ago
The emotional toll of grading
Do you find grading emotionally difficult? Do you procrastinate about getting started? Does it occupy your thoughts and make it difficult to do other…
4 years, 10 months ago
When priorities and boundaries feel like cutting corners
Prompted by a client who had hard deadlines for writing and a personal thing around the same time her grades needed to be submitted, I talk about how…
4 years, 10 months ago
Writing is not a reward for getting your grading done
Because your grading is time sensitive, it is tempting to set everything else aside to do it. You may be eager to get to your writing at the end of s…
4 years, 10 months ago
You can ignore the grading
While your grading may be time sensitive, it isn't necessarily urgent. Prompted by a Twitter conversation, I talk about why it might be nice to ignor…
4 years, 10 months ago
You can ignore the grading, reprise
That pile of grading is time sensitive but it may not be urgent. It's okay to ignore the grading to actually get some rest. It might take less time a…
4 years, 10 months ago
Do you have to finish the grading before you can write?
A comment from a client alerted me to the ways in which writing and grading may not be competing for your time in grading season. There is an optimal…
4 years, 10 months ago