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On research and emotional entanglement

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Liz Gloyn

A Note from Jo: This post has been repubished from Liz Gloyn’s own blog site, because it is relevant to the struggles I know my clients and Studio members unfortunately go through on a regular basis.  Term has finished, the Christmas tree is up, and I’ve got a week before annual leave kicks in… so […]

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Spotlight On: Imposter Syndrome

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Spotlight on Imposter syndrome I’ve noticed that there are a broader range of terms used to talk about feeling like an imposter these days. Whatever you call it — syndrome, complex, feelings, or something else  — it is a real thing that stops you from doing the work that […]

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Autism & Imposter Syndrome

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Daniel Sohege

A note from Jo: On 28 October 2023 Daniel Sohege posted a thread on Bluesky and Twitter about what they call “Autistic Imposter Syndrome”. I recognized much of what they described from conversations with an autistic friend. They kindly agreed to have me turn it into a guest post here. I’ve kept their name for […]

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Survivor guilt & imposter syndrome: When you are one of the lucky few

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Survivor guilt & imposter syndrome: When you are one of the lucky few If there is one thing most of my clients, newsletter readers, and social media followers are familiar with, it’s gremlins shouting “Imposter!” at unhelpful moments. I use the term “gremlins” to personify the voices in your […]

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Motivation and accomplishment in your writing practice

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

 Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Motivation & accomplishment in your writing practice Given how hard it is for most academics to find time to work on their writing, and how difficult it is to know how long some stages of the process will take, I advocate establishing a regular writing practice and trusting […]

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Confidence Tricks

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · 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 confidence when external validation is slow in coming. Confidence also depends on things you don’t have complete […]

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Where does confidence come from? Part 2: Security

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Jo VanEvery

This is part 2 of a series about confidence. In Part 1 of this series, I talked about meaningfulness. Part 3 is about support. The introductory section is repeated so you don’t have to read them in any particular order.  Or, listen to the whole series in one track here: Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · […]

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Managing long term projects

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Jo VanEvery

Academic work involves long projects. Of the five Lesser known lessons from academia Daniel McCormack discusses, three are about the difficulties of long projects. (He goes into some detail about each of these. I encourage you to read what he has to say in addition to my thoughts.) I want to focus on the aspects of academia that […]

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Are you letting fear drive your decisions?

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Are you letting fear drive your decisions? Higher education is undergoing massive changes. The values that underpin the institutions to which you are committed are contested at all levels, from department meetings to institutional strategies, to government policies to public debates. People’s livelihoods are at stake. The whole sector […]

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Do you suffer from Imposter Syndrome?

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Do you suffer from impostor syndrome? That’s one of those faux-medical terms for a Very Real Thing. You feel like you don’t really belong, you aren’t really qualified, and at any moment someone is going to find out and your whole life will come crashing down. It’s related to […]

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On valuing your work

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · On valuing your work I came across a blog post by an artist that resonated with things I know academics also experience. I’d like to share it with you. The post is Artist’s Statement — Part Two at The Pale Rook. In it, the author talks about her own […]

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Priorities or, why being a straight A student isn’t necessarily a good thing

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Why being a straight A student isn’t necessarily a good thing I bet you were a straight A student. You got lots of praise for being a straight A student. You’ve lived your life thinking being a straight A student is a good thing. It’s not. It encourages all […]

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