Introduction to Meaningfulness Matters: A Spotlight
The main introductory post for this Spotlight on Meaningfulness and how it shapes academic careers and values in subtle ways.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/spotlight-on-meaningfulness/Fo...
17 Helmi 202218min
Be an amateur
It is not the lack of love for your work that defines you as a professional. It is the deep learning you undertook to become a professional. It is the level of skill and care you bring to the work. It...
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Do you need to be excellent?
This track was inspired by the argument made in _“Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence_ by Samuel Moore, Cameron Neylon, Martin Paul Eve, Daniel Paul O’Donnell & D...
17 Helmi 202210min
When you start to hate what you love
You started on your academic path because you loved your work. You were excited and interested in a particular area of scholarship. But somewhere along the line you lost that connection, temporarily o...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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