If someone's crying, something needs to change
No one said teaching would be easy but … You shouldn’t be exhausted. You shouldn’t be close to tears on a regular basis. You shouldn’t be angry. This also applies to research and other aspects of your...
17 Helmi 20224min
The importance of your vision
One reason I started doing what I’m doing, is that I could see all of these brilliant, interesting people not really enjoying their academic jobs. For various reasons you were discouraged, frustrated,...
17 Helmi 202211min
Do you suffer from imposter syndrome?
It is common to feel like an imposter. In this track I go beyond reassuring you that you are good enough to consider how connecting your work to your values might help you feel like less of an imposte...
17 Helmi 20223min
Goals and Magical Thinking
In this track I apply something I learned from Naomi Dunford to academic careers. It's important to set goals that are achievable and not attach magical endings that are related to the goals but not g...
17 Helmi 20224min
Mid-career blahs
Going from a situation in which performance goals are set externally, and there are real consequences to not meeting them, to one in which you get to set a lot of your own goals is bound to be disorie...
17 Helmi 20224min
Is "number of hours" the right measure?
When considering the problem of working too many hours, it's important to also consider what you are doing in those hours. Your goal isn't just to work fewer hours but to make meaningful work a larger...
15 Helmi 20225min
Unpacking 'busy' - the importance of being proactive vs reactive
"Busy" isn't just having a lot to do. It is also feeling like the demands are relentless and possibly out of your control. Early in your career being reactive is often helpful. It gets you involved in...
15 Helmi 202211min
Risking doing the work you find meaningful
The work you find meaningful is not "weird". It may be risky to do the work you find meaningful, especially if you are precariously employed or are a member of a minoritized group. In this track I tal...
15 Helmi 20227min
