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

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

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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 organize a meeting, how […]

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

Are meetings really a waste of time?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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 […]

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Flexibility, autonomy, and boundaries

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

One of the things you love about academic work is the flexibility and the autonomy. You don’t have to be in the office at 9 a.m. every morning. You don’t even have to be in the office every day. In theory you could take Wednesday off to go for a nice long hike and then work […]

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Knitting in meetings

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Jo VanEvery 13 Comments

I’m a knitter. Maybe you also knit, or crochet, or do other needlecrafts that are small and portable. I knit in meetings and in other public places. I knit in the pub while talking to friends.  Can you really do that without looking? This is probably one of the major issues that is going to […]

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Do you overexplain?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

When you say “no” to a request, do you offer an explanation? Do you have your full schedule posted on your office door? Is your electronic Calendar publicly visible with all the details of your meetings? Do you also find it hard to say no? Do you feel pressure to move meetings to accommodate other […]

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Are you valuing your time?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

It is really easy to overvalue tasks that other people ask you to do or see you doing. And to undervalue the tasks you do alone. Writing happens alone. Sometimes it doesn’t even look like work, especially when you have to do a lot of thinking. It takes a long time to get a product […]

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