Managing the energy you use to make decisions
Decisions require energy. Habits, routines, and default responses reduce the energy you need to spend making decisions. This track explains the principles. Specific examples will be explained in separ...
11 Aug 20215min
Write All The Things! is not a summer plan
When you struggle to find time for writing during the regular semester, you might tell yourself that you'll get to it in the summer. That can lead to wildly unreasonable plans for your summer writing ...
6 Jul 20215min
Why join the Studio in the summer?
The Academic Writing Studio provides just enough structure and support to help you balance writing and rest during the summer with a community of like-minded scholars to help keep you on track.Join no...
6 Jul 20215min
How to save time on teaching prep, without compromising quality
One of the secrets to saving time while teaching, is streamlining your learning objectives. They may make you groan in neoliberal bureaucracy, but articulating clearly what you expect students to lear...
30 Jun 20218min
Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times
Uncertainty is stressful. Things are always uncertain. We have limited control over the future. My approach to supporting academics focuses on identifying the things you can control and being flexible...
18 Jun 20215min
Planning in Uncertain Times
In situations of high levels of uncertainty, you need a plan even more than you might otherwise. Planning is one practice it’s worth building into your regular activities.Read the post here: jovanever...
18 Jun 202116min
Freedom & Scheduling
Using the analogy of gravity to explore how freedom can both be helped and hindered by scheduling, it's about finding the right balance to sustain a planet of writing goals.Read the post here: jovanev...
3 Jun 20213min
How to take a vacation
Tips and advice on how to take a vacation as an academic. This post deals with planning and prioritising to get the most out of your summer, while touching on the emotional guilt and resistance you ma...
3 Jun 202111min
