Last week in my Starting a Small Business webinar Q&A, somebody asked me, what was your biggest surprise in starting a business beyond what you have shared in the webinar? I was startled by the question, and struggled to answer it for a … [Read more...] about The Academy Is The Grift
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What Black Girls Do When Impostor Syndrome Peeks Through – WOC Guest Post
This post was contributed as part of our long-standing WOC Wednesday series. That series pre-dated our more recent #BLM Guest Post series. I continue to solicit guest posts for both series; payment is $150. Poetry/art and profanity is welcome. Due … [Read more...] about What Black Girls Do When Impostor Syndrome Peeks Through – WOC Guest Post
Productivity: Find Your Joy. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ” —Aristotle Welcome back to our four-part discussion of creating a Productivity Pyramid. If this is your first engagement with this idea, please be sure to read last … [Read more...] about Productivity: Find Your Joy. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
The Academy Is a Cult: Podcast Episode One Has Launched
Kel and I are delighted to announce the launch of our Professor Is In podcast! The first episode dropped today, and it is called: The Academy Is Cult. Kel and I discuss the 7 ways that the academy resembles a cult in its policing of … [Read more...] about The Academy Is a Cult: Podcast Episode One Has Launched
“Bad” TT vs. “Good” NTT: A Conversation (Part I)
This is the first in a series of posts submitted by readers on the fraught question: should you choose a "good" NTT position over a "bad" TT position? I use "good" and "bad" advisedly just as a shorthand, because of course these judgments will vary … [Read more...] about “Bad” TT vs. “Good” NTT: A Conversation (Part I)
Productivity: Enough is Enough
Let’s talk about scarcity. In particular, scarcity that is fed by shame and and comparison and results in disengagement — specifically not submitting work. Today’s post draws from the work of Brené Brown. Quick aside: If you have not read Dr. … [Read more...] about Productivity: Enough is Enough
The Art of Facing Criticism
Let’s talk about criticism, in particular criticism of our academic work. Criticism that challenges our methods, our arguments, our conclusions. Criticism that we personalize even though it’s not about us. Criticism that stings. But before we get … [Read more...] about The Art of Facing Criticism
What Happens After You’ve Gotten All the A’s – Guest Post
Dr. Tyia Grange Isaacson, LCSW, PhD is a clinician in private practice working in Berkeley, CA and globally via telehealth. She has a specialty of working with PhD students. Tyia is sharing a series of guest blog posts highlighting some common … [Read more...] about What Happens After You’ve Gotten All the A’s – Guest Post
Trailer Park Professor: On R1 Success and Learning to Value Yourself (A Guest Post)
I got the chance to meet a client-turned-R1 assistant professor at the AAA meetings, and I asked her what she found most helpful about the work with me. She took the time to write it out. This is what she wrote. I finished my PhD in Anthropology … [Read more...] about Trailer Park Professor: On R1 Success and Learning to Value Yourself (A Guest Post)
Productivity Tuesday: It’s Not About Being a “Better” Worker
Testimonials from Unstuck participants: It is no exaggeration to state that Unstuck has changed my academic life. I was ready to leave academia as toxic working practices were taking over, and I had imported self-doubt and anxiety into my writing … [Read more...] about Productivity Tuesday: It’s Not About Being a “Better” Worker