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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

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 on Saturday … [Read more...] about Flexibility, autonomy, and boundaries

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Planning, Self-confidence Tagged With: autonomy, balance, boundaries, Freedom, meetings, respect, work-life balance

Work-Life Balance in academic careers

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

I read a thought provoking piece on Work-Life Balance recently. The author, Michael Van Osch of ThinkTankMen.com, argued that the problem isn't really about balance but rather about alignment: When you’re doing work that is right for you, when your work is aligned with your why you were put here, … [Read more...] about Work-Life Balance in academic careers

Filed Under: Ethos & Influences, Finding Your Way, Love Your Work Tagged With: Michael vanOsch, priorities, prioritizing, work-life balance

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