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 serve everyone, including you. Read the post here: ...
14 Jan 6min
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 things you need to be extra good at setting and negot...
14 Jan 5min
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 into articles. Articles that got stalled and abandon...
14 Jan 7min
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.co.uk/do-good-work/ For more advice, support and...
14 Jan 3min
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 proceed. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/...
14 Jan 5min
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 rethinking your goal for your summer writing in a ...
14 Jan 4min
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 help you figure out how to ease back into a writin...
14 Jan 4min
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 hope is that these thoughts may help you reflect o...
14 Jan 4min
