Don't Do Your Best!
Yes, you read that right: you don't need to do your best. This post is a short pep talk to help you *move on* when you get to "good enough", so you still have time for all the important things you wan...
6 Dec 201921min
Communication vs Validation: Why are you publishing?
As an academic, it’s not enough to write. You need to publish your writing. Although those publications are important in hiring, promotion, and other processes, the primary reason you publish is to co...
6 Dec 201913min
Optimizing Focus: 3 Elements to Consider
Focus is crucial to your writing practice, and indeed to keeping your plans on track. Everyone struggles with focus at least some of the time. There is nothing wrong with you. You might frame this str...
6 Dec 201910min
Juggling 101: Elements of a Good Plan
Juggling is a better metaphor for managing your workload (and the relationship between your work and the rest of your life) than balance. This is because it acknowledges the number and variety of resp...
6 Dec 201911min
Hope is better than fear.
My approach to academic careers, academic writing, and academic workloads, is relentlessly optimistic. I am not unrealistic about the difficulties. However, I prefer to focus on the bright points of l...
6 Dec 201912min
What an academic career looks like
There are a lot of different ways to have an academic career. Your academic career is affected by both your own values and desires, and by forces beyond your control. Although a lot of academic career...
6 Dec 201910min
