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Dealing with the loss of a physical boundary between work and home

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

black scrabble letters arranged to spell out "work from home" during these pandemic times.

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Dealing with the loss of a physical boundary between work and home The pandemic has made us all hyper-aware of how much of what we’d come to tolerate as “just how things are” is actually deeply unacceptable. The pandemic has not created an impossible to … [Read more...] about Dealing with the loss of a physical boundary between work and home

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Developing a Practice, Ethos & Influences, Experiments, Self-care, Writing Tagged With: Academic Writing Studio, audio, audio version available, boundaries, Focus, priorities, rest, saying no, support, writing

You are not broken. You don’t need fixing.

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · You are not broken. You don't need fixing. One of the comments I got from my editor when working on the Short Guides was "What do you want them to do with this information?" She was really not happy with a prompt that asked the reader to notice something without … [Read more...] about You are not broken. You don’t need fixing.

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Developing a Practice, Ethos & Influences, Self-confidence Tagged With: audio, audio version available, autonomy, goals, priorities, support, vision, writing

Optimism in the face of uncertainty

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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There is a difference between optimism and positivity, or at least the kind of positivity that tries to pretend that bad things never happen, or never happen to good people. I am an optimist. I read something recently that helped me clarify what that looks like for me. It's a bit like "It'll be … [Read more...] about Optimism in the face of uncertainty

Filed Under: Academic Context, Developing a Practice, Ethos & Influences, Learned in Yoga class, Love Your Work, Self-care, Self-confidence Tagged With: optimism, optimist, priorities, rest, saying no, vision

Resting & recharging is preparation for the new academic year

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Resting & recharging is preparing for the new academic year I wrote this just before taking a 2 week holiday and mentioned how important it is to prioritize rest at this time of year. Fatigue impairs cognitive function. This is a fact. There is lots … [Read more...] about Resting & recharging is preparation for the new academic year

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Developing a Practice, Ethos & Influences, Learned from Dad, Planning, Self-care, Self-confidence, Writing Tagged With: boundaries, gremlins, priorities, rest, summer

Where does teaching preparation fit in your summer plans?

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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In April I wrote about Writing and Research in the Summer of the Pandemic because I know a lot of academics look forward to summer as a time when they can make that their primary focus. My focus there was on the writing and research itself. What you can do. How stress and uncertainty affect your … [Read more...] about Where does teaching preparation fit in your summer plans?

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: beginning of semester, beginning of term, COVID19, preparation, priorities, professional development, summer, teaching, teaching preparation

How do you think about meetings when you are planning your day/week/month?

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

A group of colleagues are sat discussing work in a conference room with laptops and notes out on the table.

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · How do you think about meetings when you are planning your day/week/month? When you are planning your week (or your day or your month) and you look over what's already in your calendar what is your reaction to scheduled meetings? When someone contacts you to … [Read more...] about How do you think about meetings when you are planning your day/week/month?

Filed Under: Administrivia, Audio Version Available, Ethos & Influences, Planning Tagged With: audio, audio version available, meetings

Are meetings really a waste of time?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

A group of colleagues are sat discussing work in a conference room with laptops and notes out on the table.

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Are meetings really a waste of time? One of the core practices of my work with clients, and my engagement with academics on social media, is to remind you to notice what they've done. I wrote about this practice several years ago: You get a lot done. I send out … [Read more...] about Are meetings really a waste of time?

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Ethos & Influences, Experiments, Learned in Yoga class, Planning Tagged With: audio, audio version available, COVID19, meetings

Prioritising and planning

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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I really need to share this post by Helen Kara with you. She makes some excellent points that fit very well with my approach to planning. And she made me realise something: There is a big difference between project planning and workload planning. What I focus on here most of the time is workload … [Read more...] about Prioritising and planning

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Planning Tagged With: autonomy, Focus, goals, priorities, support, vision

Your home office setup during the pandemic

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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I start and finish A Meeting With Your Writing with some gentle stretching. During the current circumstances it has occurred to me that you might be more tense and also that your office space may not be set up as well as would be ideal. While academics like to think of their work as mental … [Read more...] about Your home office setup during the pandemic

Filed Under: Learned in Yoga class, Self-care Tagged With: COVID19, ergonomics, home office

Writing & research in the summer of the pandemic

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

One of the issues that has come up in the Academic Writing Studio is the relationship between motivation to write and finding the writing you need to do meaningful. This is not a new problem but the current crisis may have brought it to the fore. You may already struggle to prioritize writing or … [Read more...] about Writing & research in the summer of the pandemic

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Developing a Practice, Finding Your Way, Research, Writing Tagged With: audio, audio version available, COVID19

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