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Small successes count

Small successes count

There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from staring at a word count that’s meant to reach 80,000 or 100,000, knowing you’re only at 12,000. Or from looking at a journal article deadline that’s three weeks away when you haven’t yet written a single word of the results. For doctoral and early career researchers, […] … learn more→

Are you prepared for the problems of success?

Are you prepared for the problems of success?

Visibility is a form of currency in academia. A rolling stone gathers moss as the proverb goes, and in my case moss = opportunities. Because of my profile, I get asked to keynote conferences, run workshops, contribute to books, be on grants and so on. Taking up these opportunities naturally leads to more conventional forms […] … learn more→