by Kellee Weinhold, Unstuck Productivity Coach I went backpacking with friends this Memorial Day weekend. The plan was to do a 5x5x5 mile triangle. One night at the first lake. Two at the second and then back to the car. It didn’t quite work out … [Read more...] about Productivity Tuesday: Not What I Had Planned (What my less than successful backpacking trip can teach you about writing)
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How I Transitioned From the Ph.D. To Secondary Education – by Dr. Rebecca Simon
Dr. Rebecca Simon got in touch to share her story of transitioning from the Ph.D. and academic job search to secondary education teaching. I'm delighted to share a long excerpt from her own blog post here, and encourage you to click through and read … [Read more...] about How I Transitioned From the Ph.D. To Secondary Education – by Dr. Rebecca Simon
Distortions, Dramas, and Myths: Or, How to Tell The Truth About Your Writing
Consider this… The things you tell yourself about your writing are not truth. They are stories. And the wonderful thing about stories, is that you can rewrite them. The entire reason I started Professor Is In in 2011 was to demystify the academy … [Read more...] about Distortions, Dramas, and Myths: Or, How to Tell The Truth About Your Writing
Your Academic Cover Letter: Don’t Fall into the Cliché Trap About Teaching!
By TPII editor extraordinaire, Verena Hutter This is a continuation of our 2017 series on the Academic Cover Letter. Verena is walking us through the paragraphs of the cover letter. Scroll back through the blog over the past 10 weeks or so for … [Read more...] about Your Academic Cover Letter: Don’t Fall into the Cliché Trap About Teaching!
The UK Job Market Part II: Research By Numbers, or The REF
By Alice Kelly, Ph.D. Alice Kelly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She completed her PhD in English at Cambridge in 2014, with a year as a Fox Fellow at Yale, and before that she studied at Sussex, Reed College … [Read more...] about The UK Job Market Part II: Research By Numbers, or The REF
Productivity: I’ll have it to you on [insert uninformed guess]
By Kellee Weinhold, TPII Productivity Coach Welcome to the Productivity Post! Each(ish) Tuesday, I share some of the ideas and strategies that inform my coaching in UNSTUCK: The Art of Productivity. Sometimes, I even record a coaching session! … [Read more...] about Productivity: I’ll have it to you on [insert uninformed guess]
Productivity Tuesday: Missed Deadlines Can be Deadly
By Kellee Weinhold, TPII Productivity Coach Welcome to the Productivity Post! Each(ish) Tuesday, I share some of the ideas and strategies that inform my coaching in UNSTUCK: The Art of Productivity*. Sometimes, I even record a coaching … [Read more...] about Productivity Tuesday: Missed Deadlines Can be Deadly
Your Academic Cover Letter – The Second Project Paragraph
By TPII editor extraordinaire, Verena Hutter This is a continuation of our 2017 series on the Academic Cover Letter. After you’ve outlined your publications and planned publications, you’ll outline your second project. Two things right away: I … [Read more...] about Your Academic Cover Letter – The Second Project Paragraph
Productivity: Perfect Does Not Exist. Stop Trying.
By Kel Weinhold, TPII Productivity Coach Ideas and strategies that inform my coaching in UNSTUCK: The Art of Productivity*. Perfect is not required. Published is. For many writers, the path to getting their work submitted disappears … [Read more...] about Productivity: Perfect Does Not Exist. Stop Trying.
Productivity Tuesday: Why Would You Trust a Liar?
By Kel Weinhold, TPII Productivity Coach Welcome to the Productivity Post! Each(ish) Tuesday, I share some of the ideas and strategies that inform my coaching in UNSTUCK: The Art of Productivity. Sometimes, I even record a coaching session! (This … [Read more...] about Productivity Tuesday: Why Would You Trust a Liar?