Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every

Do you struggle to get the first draft on the page? In this track I consider something a client said about assuming perfectionism was the root of this problem but realizing it might be impatient. I cl...

12 Mars 202512min

Following up on Untangling Your Thoughts As You Write, in this track I suggest some strategies for next steps in the process of writing a first draft of an article or other publishable output from you...

19 Feb 202510min

One of the strengths of being a neurodivergent academic is divergent thinking. You see connections other people don't see, which leads to original contributions to knowledge. Divergent thinking is als...

14 Feb 202512min

Committing to a conference presentation is a common way to help motivate you to make progress on a larger writing project. It can work really well but you also risk feeling worse about your project an...

14 Jan 202516min

Inspired by a recent trip in which I realized I'd finally got the balance right and didn't need a holiday to recover from my holiday. Some tips on using the Two Questions to Avoid Burnout to guide tra...

4 Dec 20246min

One of the Academic Writing Studio team told me about a great book they’d read that they thought might be helpful for many of our people. I asked her to write about it. Jeanette Hannaford has been par...

15 Nov 202412min

This track introduces the Spotlight on saying no by providing an overview of the main themes and setting the other tracks into a larger context. Written and recorded in April 2022. Updated in November...

6 Nov 202416min

Do you have a book that's been in progress for a long time? You are not alone. I've helped several mid to late career scholars who have been weighted down by unfinished projects. In this track, I use ...

18 Okt 202415min