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Writing about difficult topics

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

I’m scared to start writing because I don’t know where to stop or how to break it up into manageable chunks (manageable for you to read as much as for me to write; you are busy; you don’t need a monograph from me).

Here are some of the issues I’m mulling over. I’m going to try to write about them. Continue reading →

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Post-PhD precarity

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jo VanEvery

We know that to get an academic position you need to publish from your dissertation. It would be helpful to at least have a good idea of where your research program is going to go next. If you can get … Continue reading →

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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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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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