Is dystopia the new normal?
Just when you were getting your head around working in a pandemic, the dystopia dial got turned up. You might be wondering whether you should even keep working in this situation. I point to some thing...
18 Jan 20218min
Prioritizing rest over the winter break
It's difficult to get enough rest between Semester 1 and Semester 2. It's made harder by the cultural expectation of productivity. In this track I ponder the fear of squandering your break. Rest first...
16 Des 20206min
Valuing Intellectual Engagement
Are you treating intellectual engagement as guiding star? What might that mean? After all, you are still going to be doing many of the same things. What difference does it make to how you do them? Wha...
18 Nov 202011min
Email Overwhelm as a Collective Problem.
Following up a Twitter conversation, I outline why I recommend the policy of not sending email outside of normal office hours. The primary purpose of this policy is to contribute to a culture in which...
6 Nov 20209min
Priorities & boundaries in the face of job insecurity
The fear of job losses in higher education is very real. In the face of that fear you may be finding it even harder to manage your workload. In this track I face some hard truths about the context and...
21 Okt 20208min
Lies you've been told about loving your work.
Your employer will try to use the fact that you love your work to get you to do more work, with less support, and for less money. This may lead you to think that loving your work is to be avoided. Thi...
19 Okt 20203min
Confidence Tricks.
Everyone struggles with confidence at least some of the time. While confidence can’t be overly reliant on external validation, negative feedback is always difficult, and it’s tough to maintain your co...
16 Okt 202010min
Where does confidence come from?
External validation is not a reliable antidote to self-doubt. In this track I talk about 3 elements that contribute to confidence: meaningfulness, security, and support. I also suggest some ways to lo...
16 Okt 202017min
