Work-life balance in academic careers
Inspired by something I read about the difficulty of work-life balance when your work is aligned with your purpose, I propose that what feels like a struggle with work-life balance might actually abou...
14 Jan 3min
When your work doesn't look like work
Are you letting the public perception of academics as "having the summer off" constrain how you do your research and writing, especially in the summer? Are you also finding it hard to take a real vac...
14 Jan 3min
Planning Your Summer Writing Time
Summer is an ideal time to write in intensive blocks. In this track, I suggest planning your time as writing retreats and explain what that might look like. Read the retitled post here: https://jova...
14 Jan 7min
Why finding time to write is hard
If you are struggling to find and protect time for your writing, you are not alone. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/why-finding-time-for-writing-is-hard/ For more advice, support and per...
14 Jan 4min
Are you treating your research like a hobby?
In this track I tease out the differences between hobbies and jobs to help you be more confident about making sure to protect time for your research and ensure that your research has the potential to ...
14 Jan 7min
Thoughts on accountability, deadlines, and goals
Some thoughts on how and why you might use accountability, deadlines, and goals to motivate you to write. I include excerpts from some responses to these thoughts by Pat Thomson and Rachael Cayley. M...
14 Jan 12min
Stop worrying about recycling
Originally written for Hook & Eye blog (RIP) in response to one Aimeé Morrison's posts, in this track I talk about the ways in which you might present or publish your work for different audiences in w...
14 Jan 10min
Good enough?
It is difficult to determine when an article, book, or other output is actually ready to submit. It is not uncommon for it to feel "not quite finished". In this track, I talk about how that feeling of...
14 Jan 5min
