Tag Archives: 30-minutes a day

Are you valuing your time?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

A few weeks ago, I wrote about actually putting writing on your to-do list instead of squeezing it into the time left after all the other stuff you need to do gets done. Recently Aimée Morrison wrote about what she … Continue reading →

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Permission to think big thoughts, write …

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

If you don’t make and protect time for thinking big thoughts, writing, and other research tasks no one else will.

Research doesn’t always look like real work, especially to outsiders, but it is. In this post, I give you some tips on valuing that work for yourself and on finding time to do it regularly. Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Jo VanEvery

I hope you had a relaxing break with at least some good food, trashy TV/movies/novels, good company or whatever restores you. It seems like everyone had some interesting weather. We had freezing rain on Boxing Day, and I keep seeing … Continue reading →

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Don’t let obligation get you down

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

You got into academia because you were excited by ideas. Particular ideas. Stuff you read made you think “But what about …” Or “I wonder if …” And you do research to answer those questions and contribute to the conversations … Continue reading →

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Embrace the research process

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

“The usual result of worrying about excellence or perfection before you start creating is that you’ll never start creating. Let go of how good the end product will be and embrace the act of creating. Excellence comes as a byproduct … Continue reading →

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