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Prioritizing rest over the winter break

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

A white and brown cat naps curled up on a green velvet arm chair with light coral red cushion.

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Prioritizing Rest over the Winter Break On the first Friday in December, I ran a group coaching session for members of the Academic Writing Studio with the goal of helping them optimize their ability to recharge over the break. There are systemic issues that … [Read more...] about Prioritizing rest over the winter break

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Self-care Tagged With: autonomy, boundaries, cognitive capacity, communication, COVID19, fatigue, gremlins, overwhelm, overwork, priorities, rest, saying no, work-life balance

Emergency planning technique

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

Every once in a while you wonder why you even bother planning and setting goals. You are juggling way too many things. You might have metaphorical balls and broken dishes all over your office. I encourage you to put down all the balls for a moment. Take a deep breath. And make conscious decisions … [Read more...] about Emergency planning technique

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Planning Tagged With: Foundations of an Academic Writing Practice, Juggling, overwhelm, priorities

If someone’s crying, something needs to change

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

Although initially written about teaching, this post applies to any area of your work or life where you feel the things in the first set of bullet points. No one said teaching would be easy but ... You shouldn't be exhausted. You shouldn't be close to tears on a regular basis. You … [Read more...] about If someone’s crying, something needs to change

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Self-care, Support, Teaching Tagged With: getting help, overwhelm, problem solving, taking notes

Is the beginning of term chaos over yet?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

I was talking to a client who was feeling a bit like she'd been hit by a truck. She's teaching a class for the first time. Even though it is directly in her area of expertise, she's overwhelmed by how much work it is. And surprised by how exhausted she is. Even if you have been doing this for … [Read more...] about Is the beginning of term chaos over yet?

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Self-confidence, Teaching Tagged With: beginning of semester, beginning of term, emotional labour, exhaustion, first week of term, overwhelm

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