How much teaching preparation is enough?
Sometimes you have to say no to your own internal voices. Teaching preparation is important, but how much is enough? How can you limit how much you do while maintaining your commitment to being a good...
22 Apr 20224min
Academic citizenship & getting better at saying no
Advice to "get better at saying no" can sound like a recommendation to care less about the collective and focus more on yourself. In this track I talk about how you can be more strategic about the tas...
22 Apr 20225min
The cardinal rule of time travel
Past You made good decisions based on the information and resources available at the time. Present You needs to start from here and figure out where to go next. Originally published on my website in 2...
22 Apr 20223min
Saying no, FOMO, and being strategic about research
It's understandable why you would say yes to research and writing opportunities. However, there are good reasons to be more strategic and get better at saying no in this area of your work as well. Fir...
22 Apr 20223min
Guilt is complicated
Originally published on my website as part of a short series on guilt and priorities, in this track I address the problem of being confident about your priorities, especially in the face of unclear ex...
22 Apr 20224min
It's not too late to adjust your plans
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you commit to too much. You can either make some conscious decisions and renegotiate some of your commitments, or drop balls. In this track I talk about what's in...
22 Apr 20228min
Stop feeling guilty
First published on my website in 2013 in response to a short Twitter conversation in which some of my followers admitted that they were getting better at taking my advice about identifying priorities ...
22 Apr 20224min
Why being a straight A student isn't necessarily a good thing
Being a straight A student has some significant downsides which I explain in this track. It's okay to identify priorities. "Your doing fine" is actually reassuring. First published on my website in 20...
22 Apr 20224min
