Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every

Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every

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Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every episodes

  • Untangling your thoughts as you write
    One of the strengths of being a neurodivergent academic is divergent thinking. You see connections other people don't see, which leads to original contributions to knowledge. Divergent thinking is also a curse. Your main argument gets lost in a tangle of threads and your reader doesn't understand. You need a writing process that works with your amazing brain, not to try to make your brain work like someone else's. In this track, I use an extended textile crafts metaphor to propose ways of approaching a writing project in a way that works for you. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/untangling-thoughts/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm no longer on Twitter but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach

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    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

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    13 min
  • Conferences as motivation to write
    Committing to a conference presentation is a common way to help motivate you to make progress on a larger writing project. It can work really well but you also risk feeling worse about your project and your ability to finish it, if you end up not meeting your own goals for the presentation. In this track, I talk about how to set yourself up for success with some contingency for unexpected events that make your initial ambition no longer feasible. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/conferences-as-motivation-to-write/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio for more in-depth content and community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support this content on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm no longer on Twitter but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


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    17 min
  • Making Travel Less Stressful
    Inspired by a recent trip in which I realized I'd finally got the balance right and didn't need a holiday to recover from my holiday. Some tips on using the Two Questions to Avoid Burnout to guide travel planning. Examples for both travel to visit people and travel for work. Related Tracks:Two Questions to Avoid BurnoutHow to Make December Less StressfulRead the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/making-travel-less-stressful/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm no longer on Twitter but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    7 min
  • Imperfect notes for perfectionists
    One of the Academic Writing Studio team told me about a great book they’d read that they thought might be helpful for many of our people. I asked her to write about it. Jeanette Hannaford has been part of the team for a long time. Perfectionism is something many academics struggle with. You are not alone. You are not broken. Like many things, perfectionism is only a problem if it is preventing you from doing the things you want and need to do. I hope this review, and the book, helps something shift in your own struggle.Read the post here: For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach I'm on Twitter/X here, but less often: https://twitter.com/JoVanEvery

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    13 min
  • Letting go of unfinished projects
    Do you have a stack of unfinished writing projects weighing you down? You don't need to finish everything you start. This track will help you decide which of them to put back in your active to-do list and which to archive.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/letting-go-of-unfinished-projects/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach I'm on Twitter/X here, but less often: https://twitter.com/JoVanEvery

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach

    9 min
  • Introduction to Spotlight On: Saying No
    This track introduces the Spotlight on saying no by providing an overview of the main themes and setting the other tracks into a larger context. Written and recorded in April 2022. Updated in November 2024 to add a paragraph to the section "Reconsidering existing commitments". An additional track, "Letting Go of Unfinished Projects", was also added to the playlist.An addition paragraph was added to the text version in January 2024 which reads: "Since publishing this Spotlight Shannon Mattern has written a powerful piece about just how difficult doing this can be: The Limits of Refusal (https://wordsinspace.net/2024/12/13/the-limits-of-refusal/). I recommend you read her piece, too. It also draws a direct line between the difficulty/impossibility of saying not and actual physical illness or burnout."Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/spotlight-on-saying-no/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

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    17 min
  • Motivating yourself to finish the damned book
    Do you have a book that's been in progress for a long time? You are not alone. I've helped several mid to late career scholars who have been weighted down by unfinished projects. In this track, I use one such example as a starting point to suggest questions you can ask yourself to clarify your purpose and then get started on finishing it. For more support: Link to StudioThere is an ebook bundle of my Short Guide to the Scholarly Writing Process & Finding Time for Your Scholarly Writing that you might also find helpful https://dl.bookfunnel.com/yo8ho7mb9dRead the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/finish-the-bookFor more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach I'm on Twitter/X here, but less often: https://twitter.com/JoVanEvery

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    16 min
  • How do I know when my book is ready to submit?
    You've finished a full draft. You have a target submission date. How do you know your book manuscript is good enough to submit? In this track I talk about how shifting from a chapter by chapter approach to a whole book approach can help you refine the book and increase your confidence. I introduce the idea of focused revision passes based on what the book needs. I also talk about the relationship between process and feeling confident.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/ready-to-submit/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach I'm on Twitter/X here, but less often: https://twitter.com/JoVanEvery

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    12 min
  • Creating a Satisfying Academic Career - Part 2

    Sharing some specific options for your satisfying career and how the framework outlined in Part 1 can change how you approach them. The focus is on 3-5 year positions like post-doctoral research fellowships, and tenure track or equivalent positions. There are some notes about how this might also apply to more precarious positions. Don’t let the broken system steal your joy.

    Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/creating-a-satisfying-academic-career-part-2/

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    16 min
  • Creating a Satisfying Academic Career - Part 1

    In a labour market that can legitimately be described as dystopian is it even possible to have a satisfying academic career? In this track I talk about what it means to create a career and provide reflection questions to help you figure out what a satisfying academic career might look like for you.

    Read the full post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/creating-a-satisfying-academic-career-part-1/

    For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter 

    To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ 

    Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  


    Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  

    I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social 

    Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  

    Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

    18 min

About Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every

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I help academics build their confidence to do the work they find meaningful and find the time to do it. 


This podcast includes a whole range of topics: strategies for…