Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide & Academic Writing Studio

Oct 17 2024 227 ep. 8 mins 4
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Academic career guide. I firmly believe that your academic career has the potential for joy as well as success. I help academics build their confidence to do the work they find meaningful and find the time to do the important work.

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Motivating yourself to finish the damned book

Oct 17 2024 15 mins  
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 Studio There

How do I know when my book is ready to submit?

Oct 10 2024 11 mins  
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

Creating a Satisfying Academic Career - Part 2

Sep 19 2024 15 mins  
Creating a Satisfying Academic Career, Part 2, in which I look as some specific options and show 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 t

Creating a Satisfying Academic Career - Part 1

Sep 12 2024 17 mins  
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 post here: For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter:

Boundaries, Balance, and the Whole You

Aug 16 2024 7 mins  
Reconsidering the concept of work-life balance and the role boundaries play in helping you maintain the balance that is right for you. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/boundaries-balance-and-the-whole-you/ For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudi

Spotlight On: Burnout

Aug 15 2024 16 mins  
In this track I provide a larger narrative connecting the posts in the playlist associated with the Spotlight on Burnout. The organizing themes include: What is burnout? Recovery from burnout? Preventing burnout: Saying No and Meaningfulness Preventing burnout: self-care and collective action to address the context that puts you at high risk. Read the post here: https://jovanev

Are you dropping the "eating well" ball?

Aug 15 2024 13 mins  
When you get busy it is easy to drop self-care. And yet, eating well is crucial to being able to function well and manage the things that are making it hard to find the time. In this track, which includes some of the comments people left on the text version, has lots of tips for making it easier to keep eating well even when you have limited time and energy. Read the post here: ht

You can get better at resting

Aug 15 2024 3 mins  
Lots of my clients tell me they are not very good at rest. In this track, I talk about how I realized that you can get better at it. Maybe you can't imagine taking a whole 2 weeks off right now? But regularly taking weekends off will make it easier to do that in the future. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/better-at-resting/ For more content like this, sign up to the m

Taking a real break between semesters

Aug 15 2024 11 mins  
Teaching semesters are intense. The break between Semester 1 and Semester 2 offers an opportunity to rest and recharge. However, you probably also feel a lot of pressure to work on some of the things (like writing) that are harder to get to when teaching. How do you take a real break without feeling guilty? Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/taking-a-real-br…etween-

How to take the weekend off

Aug 15 2024 4 mins  
A lot of academics I talk to tell me they are not good at rest. One way to incorporate rest into your routines is to regularly take weekends off. This post is for those who find that difficult. Establish transition routines. Make plans for what you will do. Set achievable goals. Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/how-to-take-the-weekend-off/ For more content like this, s