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Ep 3:16 Leaving Academia – All The Cool Kids Are Doing It!

By Karen Kelsky | March 13, 2022

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!

Tagged With: academia is a cult, academic toxicity, leaving academia, leaving the academy, moving on with a phd, post academic, professor is out

Ep. 3:14 Imposter Syndrome

By Karen Kelsky | February 22, 2022

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

Tagged With: academic racism, going postac, Imposter Syndrome, leaving academia, Shame

Ep 3:7 Quagmire of Failure

By Karen Kelsky | November 1, 2021

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

Tagged With: academic overwhelm, coping with failure, coping with rejection, getting unstuck, going postac, Imposter Syndrome, leaving academia

Ep 3:5 Perfection Is Not Possible

By Karen Kelsky | October 13, 2021

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

Tagged With: how to leave the academy, Imposter Syndrome, leaving academia, perfectionism, process not outcome, take the first step

Ep 2:31 Burnout v. Passion

By Karen Kelsky | March 25, 2021

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

Tagged With: academic job market help, burnout, covid, leaving academia

Ep. 2:29 Coping with Disappointment, Part I

By Karen Kelsky | March 11, 2021

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

Tagged With: academic job market help, going postac, leaving academia

Ep. 2:28 Leaving Academia – Interview with Dr. Chris Catarine

By Karen Kelsky | March 3, 2021

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

Tagged With: going postac, leaving academia

Ep. 2.19 You Do Have A Particular Set of Skills

By Karen Kelsky | December 30, 2020

We turn to the practical. You have spent years occupying a very narrow space, getting more and more defined by your discipline. In this episode we show you the path out of the academic specific mentality of your skills. Trust us. They are … [Read more...] about Ep. 2.19 You Do Have A Particular Set of Skills

Tagged With: going postac, leaving academia, PhD regret

Ep 2.17 Looking Backward/Looking Forward

By Karen Kelsky | December 15, 2020

So many PhDs who didn’t get the job you dreamed of struggle with regret about past decisions, especially the one to do the PhD in the first place, but also choices about programs, or jobs, or sacrifices made along the way. You call them all … [Read more...] about Ep 2.17 Looking Backward/Looking Forward

Tagged With: going postac, leaving academia, PhD regret, postac

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