Tag Archives: fear

Permission to do the scholarly work you want to do

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jo VanEvery

Are you telling yourself that you should be doing something that you really don’t think is valuable? Are there gremlins telling you that the work you want to be doing isn’t really scholarly? Or that it’s unfashionable (“No one publishes … Continue reading →

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Are you waiting for permission?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

One of the attractions of an academic career is the autonomy it affords. That means no one is going to give you permission. Or, perhaps more accurately, they already have.

Trusting your judgement is hard. You risk criticism. Disapproval. Perhaps even attack. Even though criticism is an inevitable part of academic life, many academics struggle with it. Continue reading →

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If I knew then… #2: Publishing in the wrong places

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

If I knew then what I know now. A series in which I look back at my own academic career and talk about things I would do differently. The rest of the series can be accessed here. This week, publishing … Continue reading →

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