We continue with vintage - yet evergreen - recordings. It seems like everyone struggles with the desire to quit at times. It's a natural response to external forces, but you can summon internal forces to manage that impulse. We're not saying don't … [Read more...] about 3.29: How to Keep Going When You Don’t Feel Like It
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Ep 3:27 #LeavingAcademia: The Great Quitting
Academics are bailing in unprecedented numbers, and academia has finally started to notice. Karen was interviewed twice in the past couple weeks--once in Nature, once in the Chronicle -- about mass resignations by tenured folks, and the new Professor … [Read more...] about Ep 3:27 #LeavingAcademia: The Great Quitting
Episode 3:25 Burnout Part II – Academia Has It Bad
One episode wasn't enough to talk about burnout in the academy. Juxtaposing the WHO definition of burnout with a definition Karen read, that burnout is "investing emotionally in a job and not having that investment returned," Karen and Kel, along … [Read more...] about Episode 3:25 Burnout Part II – Academia Has It Bad
Ep 3:16 Leaving Academia – All The Cool Kids Are Doing It!
It's the newest trend! Join the thousands who are saying goodbye (and good riddance?) to the academic career! If you spend any time on Twitter, you know that lately, it seems to be packed with academics loudly and honestly pretty happily announcing … [Read more...] about Ep 3:16 Leaving Academia – All The Cool Kids Are Doing It!
Ep. 3:14 Imposter Syndrome
We talk Imposter Syndrome: what it is, why we get it, how to overcome it. We talk about gendered messages, structural racism, and being told you don't belong; ie: it's not Imposter Syndrome if they're always treating you like an imposter. We ask why … [Read more...] about Ep. 3:14 Imposter Syndrome
Ep 3:7 Quagmire of Failure
Part three in our three-part series about getting Unstuck. So much of the academic experience is about feelings of failure. It's central to normally functioning academia (in the sense of job, grant and article rejections), but it's far more relevant … [Read more...] about Ep 3:7 Quagmire of Failure
Ep 3:5 Perfection Is Not Possible
It's The Great Resignation, and people are departing their shitty jobs in droves. This includes academics, and not just adjuncts. Tenured and tenure track faculty are proactively departing to a degree never before seen. (Find many of them on the … [Read more...] about Ep 3:5 Perfection Is Not Possible
Ep 2:31 Burnout v. Passion
Burnout is the story of the 20-21 academic year. Honestly, who isn't burned out? If burnout is a lack of desire to do what you normally want to do, then how should we best think about it, and deal with it? Kel discusses an article by Brad Stulberg … [Read more...] about Ep 2:31 Burnout v. Passion
Ep. 2:29 Coping with Disappointment, Part I
This episode, recorded prior to the pandemic, delves into coping with the inevitable disappointments of the academic life, whether it's the job, or the grant, or the publication... or the whole career that just didn't pan out. The first of a two-part … [Read more...] about Ep. 2:29 Coping with Disappointment, Part I
Ep. 2:28 Leaving Academia – Interview with Dr. Chris Catarine
Today we are joined by Dr. Chris Catarine, author of the new book Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide (2020). Karen loves this book so much, it's the only book she's ever reviewed on the blog. Chris shares his own journey out of the academic dream … [Read more...] about Ep. 2:28 Leaving Academia – Interview with Dr. Chris Catarine