Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every

Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you commit to too much. You can either make some conscious decisions and renegotiate some of your commitments, or drop balls. In this track I talk about what's involved in the first option. There is a reference early in the track to the Emergency Planning Technique, which you can find here: JoVanEvery.co.uk/emergency-planning-technique/Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/its-not-too-late/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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First published on my website in 2013 in response to a short Twitter conversation in which some of my followers admitted that they were getting better at taking my advice about identifying priorities but still felt guilty.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/stop-feeling-guilty/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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Being a straight A student has some significant downsides which I explain in this track. It's okay to identify priorities. "Your doing fine" is actually reassuring. First published on my website in 2014.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/priorities-straight-student-isnt-necessarily-good-thing/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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In addition to just not feeling great, guilt is probably taking up time and energy that you could be using for other things. First published on my website in 2013 as part of a short series on guilt.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/take-guilt-off-your-to-do-list/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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Writing is part of your work. You should be able to do it in your office during normal office hours, even if you choose not to. In this track I talk about how to deal with interruptions to your focused work. There is a downloadable Writing In Progress sign available in the text version of this post on my website. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/protecting-time-for-writing-interruptions/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEvery Find my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach Join the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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A common question about saying no, especially to research related requests, is whether it is appropriate or expected to suggest someone else that might be asked instead. In this track I talk about the various considerations, and also discuss how suggestions can be thought of as part of your role as a mentor to other scholars.For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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In this track I talk about queries I've had from people who, despite using the term "burnout", didn't realise clinical burnout was a real illness for which they could seek medical care. I explore about the red flags I see in their queries to help you figure out if this might be your situation. I then talk about what you can do if it is, and also when my services might be helpful. If you are burnt out, please seek help and do what you need to do to recover. This is hard. It's not your fault. I hope you get the support you need. Referred to in this track or related to it:_Burnout_ by Emily & Amelia NagoskiTo help understand the process of seeking disability accommodations: Aimée Morrison “(Un)reasonable, (Un)necessary, and (In)appropriate: Biographic Mediation of Neurodivergence in Academic Accommodations.” Biography. Special issue on Biographical Mediation, ed. Ebony Coletu. Vol. 42, no. 3. 2019. DOI: 10.1353/bio.2019.0066You might also find the playlist for the spotlight Meaningfulness Matters helpful. Or listen to the track "Yes, you can take sick leave".To book a free consultation with me use this link https://my.timetrade.com/book/FDHHQTo join the Academic Writing Studio go to AcademicWritingStudio.co.ukFor more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach

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The main introductory post for this Spotlight on Meaningfulness and how it shapes academic careers and values in subtle ways.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/spotlight-on-meaningfulness/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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It is not the lack of love for your work that defines you as a professional. It is the deep learning you undertook to become a professional. It is the level of skill and care you bring to the work. It is your membership in a scholarly association.You can still be an amateur in the (perhaps obsolete) sense of lover.Related reading:Matthew B. Crawford (2009) Shop Class as Soul Craft Penguin.Richard Sennett (2008) The Craftsman Yale University Press.First published on my website in 2015 https://jovanevery.co.uk/be-an-amateur/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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This track was inspired by the argument made in _“Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence_ by Samuel Moore, Cameron Neylon, Martin Paul Eve, Daniel Paul O’Donnell & Damian Pattinson published in Palgrave Communications 3, Article number: 16105 (2017)​doi:10.1057/palcomms.2016.105Published online 19 January 2017 http://www.palgrave-journals.com/articles/palcomms2016105The main point Moore et al make is that “excellence” has no content. It is meaningless in any practical sense. They discuss what this means for higher education policy. In this track I apply their perspective to how you might judge your own work, and how you might engage with those institutional policies and processes that require "excellence"First published on my website in 2017 https://jovanevery.co.uk/do-you-need-to-be-excellent/Read the post here: For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk

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