Also blogging at University Affairs Careers Café- Hangin’ with the students May 15, 2012 Nicola Koper
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Tag Archives: writing
Just because it doesn’t feel productive…
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
Posted in My services, Research, Work Habits
Tagged coaching, productivity, reading, writing
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Writing about difficult topics
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
Posted in Oops I forgot to pick a category
Tagged leadership, promotion, service, Twitter, writing
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Post-PhD precarity
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
Posted in Career Planning
Tagged academic labour market, experience, PhD Careers, post-doctoral fellowship, Publishing, sessional teaching, writing
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