Tag Archives: productivity

Just because it doesn’t feel productive…

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jo VanEvery

A couple of my clients are working on writing projects right now. And some weeks, their updates are less than enthusiastic. They are discouraged by their progress.

Here’s a different angle on reading that doesn’t feel like real research.

You might spend a lot of time reading with a particular project in mind only to discover that nothing you read is going to end up in what you are writing.

Although that feels like you wasted several hours reading stuff you didn’t need to read, it was actually time well spent. Continue reading →

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What happens in a Grant Proposal Development consultation

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

I’ve been lax with the blogging. Sorry. I’m hoping you have been off enjoying the weather or in your writing cave and haven’t really noticed. One reason for the blogging slow down is that I’ve been rather busy with Grant … Continue reading →

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You always have time for yoga, mama

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

I am very busy at this time of year. I have a stack of draft proposals for the SSHRC Standard Research Grant sitting on my desk. I went to Thompson Rivers University last week for 2 days of workshops and … Continue reading →

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