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Setting boundaries

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Jo VanEvery

One of the elements of a good plan is boundaries. Boundaries enable you to juggle your various different responsibilities without having too many balls in the air at once. According to the OED the term boundary has the sense of both the thing which serves to mark the limits of something and the … [Read more...] about Setting boundaries

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Planning Tagged With: boundaries, priorities

Juggling 101: Elements of a good plan

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

I've created an audio version of the post so you can listen to it on your commute, or while you're cooking, or whatever. Listen here: I've also teamed up with illustrator Amy Crook to create a picture book that goes into these principles in more detail: The Principles of Juggling: A Picture … [Read more...] about Juggling 101: Elements of a good plan

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Planning, Writing Tagged With: boundaries, Juggling, priorities

The role of journal editors in long review times

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Jo VanEvery

The scenario You (or someone like you) submitted your journal manuscript. Polite enquiry or a well designed journal website has provided information about how long they expect the review process to take. That time has passed. You’ve allowed some extra, possibly a couple of months of extra. What the … [Read more...] about The role of journal editors in long review times

Filed Under: Communicating Knowledge, Developing a Practice, Planning, Scholarly Publishing Tagged With: boundaries, delegation, email, journals

Being available, with limits

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

There are all kinds of reasons why you need to be available to students outside the classroom. You have various means of enabling those students to ask questions outside of class time: Fixed hours when you are available in your office for this purpose An e-mail address where they can … [Read more...] about Being available, with limits

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Teaching Tagged With: beginning of semester, beginning of term, boundaries, office hours, teaching, time management

Managing your workload by creating containers

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

One way to get some control over how much time and energy you give to certain kinds of legitimate requests is to create a container for that kind of work. Just as it is easier to store flour if you pour it into something with firm sides and a lid (so it doesn't just flow all over the counter), … [Read more...] about Managing your workload by creating containers

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Ethos & Influences, Experiments, Planning Tagged With: boundaries, Foundations of an Academic Writing Practice, gremlins, office hours, research, teaching, teaching preparation, time management

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