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Productivity: Escaping the Land of Stuck, Part 3: The Quagmire of Failure

By Kel Weinhold | March 12, 2020

We return for round three of Escaping the Land of Stuck. If you have done the past couple of sessions and neither the The Isle of Perfectionism or The Sea of Change seems familiar, there is one more location where a gzillion people get stuck and … [Read more...] about Productivity: Escaping the Land of Stuck, Part 3: The Quagmire of Failure

Filed Under: Productivity, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Productivity: Escaping the Land of Stuck, Part 2: Sailing the Sea of Change

By Kel Weinhold | March 5, 2020

We are back for Round Two of How to Escape the Land Of Stuck. Setting off on the Sea of Change. We’ll start the same way we did last week: Grab a piece of paper and explore these questions: What happened? Why did I get stuck in this … [Read more...] about Productivity: Escaping the Land of Stuck, Part 2: Sailing the Sea of Change

Filed Under: Marginalized Voices, Productivity, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Unstuck

Productivity: Escaping The Land of Stuck, Part 1: The Isle of Perfectionism

By Kel Weinhold | February 27, 2020

So you’re stuck. Welcome. We all spend time here now and again. How about we toss self-castigation into the bin and try a different tactic in getting unstuck. Step #1: Instead of being mad at yourself for ending up here, get curious. Grab … [Read more...] about Productivity: Escaping The Land of Stuck, Part 1: The Isle of Perfectionism

Filed Under: Productivity, Publishing Issues, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Productivity: Play to your Strengths

By Kel Weinhold | February 20, 2020

We are all very good at identifying our weaknesses.And highlighting them.And worrying about them.And perseverating on them. To what end? Does intense focus on a supposed deficit change behavior? (Hint: The answer is no.) For some of us, … [Read more...] about Productivity: Play to your Strengths

Filed Under: Productivity, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Writing

Productivity: Find What You Value. Follow It.

By Kel Weinhold | February 13, 2020

“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because … [Read more...] about Productivity: Find What You Value. Follow It.

Filed Under: Productivity, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Productivity: Think less. Accomplish more.

By Kel Weinhold | February 6, 2020

Welcome to Week Three of creating your own Peak Productivity Pyramid. If you missed the first two, please read the one on Physical Capacity and the one of Emotional Capacity. The next level of the pyramid (after physical and emotional … [Read more...] about Productivity: Think less. Accomplish more.

Filed Under: Productivity, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Writing

Productivity: Please Step Away From The Edge

By Kel Weinhold | January 16, 2020

By Kel Weinhold After falling into the kind of writing “hiatus” I have coached thousands of people out of, I am taking my own advice and getting back on track with my once-upon-a-time weekly productivity column. The way to get back … [Read more...] about Productivity: Please Step Away From The Edge

Filed Under: Productivity, Publishing Issues, Unstuck

Why You Need (and Deserve) an Academic Coach

By Kel Weinhold | August 23, 2019

Getting published in academic journals is hard. Not only does it take the heavy lifting of research and writing, but grabbing the golden ring of a published article in a top journal also requires the knowledge to navigate the unwritten rules … [Read more...] about Why You Need (and Deserve) an Academic Coach

Filed Under: How To Build Your Tenure File, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Productivity, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It, Unstuck, Writing

Enough Really is Enough

By Kel Weinhold | July 25, 2019

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 Enough Really is Enough

Filed Under: Intersectional Analyses, Productivity, Shame, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Writing, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

The Art of Facing Criticism

By Kel Weinhold | July 18, 2019

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

Filed Under: Productivity, Publishing Issues, Shame, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Writing

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