
Is it perfectionism? Or is it impatience
Do you struggle to get the first draft on the page? In this track I consider something a client said about assuming perfectionism was the root of this problem but realizing it might be impatient. I cl...
12 Maalis 202512min

Pulling a thread from your tangled mess
Following up on Untangling Your Thoughts As You Write, in this track I suggest some strategies for next steps in the process of writing a first draft of an article or other publishable output from you...
19 Helmi 202510min

Untangling your thoughts as you write
One of the strengths of being a neurodivergent academic is divergent thinking. You see connections other people don't see, which leads to original contributions to knowledge. Divergent thinking is als...
14 Helmi 202512min

Conferences as motivation to write
Committing to a conference presentation is a common way to help motivate you to make progress on a larger writing project. It can work really well but you also risk feeling worse about your project an...
14 Tammi 202516min

Making Travel Less Stressful
Inspired by a recent trip in which I realized I'd finally got the balance right and didn't need a holiday to recover from my holiday. Some tips on using the Two Questions to Avoid Burnout to guide tra...
4 Joulu 20246min

Imperfect notes for perfectionists
One of the Academic Writing Studio team told me about a great book they’d read that they thought might be helpful for many of our people. I asked her to write about it. Jeanette Hannaford has been par...
15 Marras 202412min

Introduction to Spotlight On: Saying No
This track introduces the Spotlight on saying no by providing an overview of the main themes and setting the other tracks into a larger context. Written and recorded in April 2022. Updated in November...
6 Marras 202416min

Motivating yourself to finish the damned book
Do you have a book that's been in progress for a long time? You are not alone. I've helped several mid to late career scholars who have been weighted down by unfinished projects. In this track, I use ...
18 Loka 202415min



















