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Spotlight On: Writing & Resting

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Spotlight On: Writing & Resting One of the main challenges you face in the summer is juggling writing and rest. The first step is to resist the urge to Write All The Things!. I’ve used a hiking metaphor to explain how your summer writing fits with the writing you […]

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Why join the Studio in the summer?

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

You probably think of summer as the easiest time of year to focus on research and writing. You’ve probably been looking forward to it for months because of that. So why would you want to join the Studio? Some people who attend A Meeting With Your Writing regularly during the main part of the year, […]

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How to take a vacation

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · How to take a vacation Just because your work doesn’t always look like work, doesn’t mean you don’t get to take a real vacation. You already deserve this vacation; it’s not a reward for achieving summer goals. In fact, not only do you deserve a vacation, you need a […]

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Spotlight On: Just Enough Structure

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Spotlight On: Just Enough Structure Too much, or too little? Structure is a constant struggle for me. With no structure, I drift without focus and don’t accomplish much of anything. Too much structure and I resist. I spend more time fighting the structure than doing the thing I need […]

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Starting your academic writing year in mid-summer

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Starting your academic year in mid-summer When do academics celebrate the new year? This is a serious question for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere, where the beginning of the calendar year in January is more like the middle of the academic year. It seems like […]

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Spotlight On: Cycles of the Academic Year

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

What if I told you rethinking your academic year to align with your goals and values could help you manage your workload more confidently? Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Cycles of the Academic Year Cycles of the academic year & intensity of work is where I first started thinking about the broader shape of […]

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Thoughts on wrapping up your teaching for summer

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Thoughts on wrapping up teaching for the summer Academic work is cyclical. There are seasons to the work. You need to account for those cycles when you plan. Summer may feel like the research & writing part of the year. If you value teaching and being a good teacher, […]

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Resting & recharging is preparation for the new academic year

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

This post was originally written during a time when many universities and workplaces had shifted to remote work in response to the COVID pandemic. Although circumstances have now changed for many people, much of what I say in this post still applies. Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Resting & recharging is preparing for the […]

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Where does teaching preparation fit in your summer plans?

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

This post was originally written during a time when many universities and workplaces had shifted to remote work in response to the COVID pandemic. Although circumstances have now changed for many people, much of what I say in this post still applies. Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Where does teaching preparation fit in your […]

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Transitioning to summer

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

I’ve started thinking about the end of the semester and the transition into summer. The academic year is usually thought of as having 2 main seasons: term-time and not-term-time. When you are teaching, things are busy. There is also a lot of service and admin. The time available for research and writing is limited in […]

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Cycles of the academic year & intensity of work

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Jo VanEvery

I am a wee bit bossy about sleep and rest. In this post I want to talk about something related: intensity of work, what is normal, and the importance of cycles in the academic year. You are tired at the end of the academic year. I am writing in April. Although the exact dates of […]

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Hiking as a metaphor for (summer) writing

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Jo VanEvery

As I was updating the script for the Planning Your Summer class, I felt a bit weird about the Juggling section. I mostly ignored it at the time because I couldn’t quite put my finger on the problem. The juggling metaphor has been central to how I developed all the planning classes and it seemed […]

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