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Bento Box Boundaries

In a labour market that can legitimately be described as dystopian is it even possible to have a satisfying academic career? In this track I talk about what it means to create a career and provide reflection questions to help you figure out what a satisfying academic career might look like for you.

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Creating a Satisfying Academic Career - Part 1

Creating a Satisfying Academic Career, Part 2, in which I look as some specific options and show how the framework outlined in Part 1 can change how you approach them. The focus is on 3-5 year positions like post-doctoral research fellowships, and tenure track or equivalent positions. There are some notes about how this might also apply to more precarious positions. 

Don’t let the broken system steal your joy.

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Creating a Satisfying Academic Career - Part 2

You've finished a full draft. You have a target submission date. How do you know your book manuscript is good enough to submit? 

In this track I talk about how shifting from a chapter by chapter approach to a whole book approach can help you refine the book and increase your confidence. I introduce the idea of focused revision passes based on what the book needs. I also talk about the relationship between process and feeling confident.

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How do I know when my book is ready to submit?

Do you have a book that's been in progress for a long time? You are not alone. I've helped several mid to late career scholars who have been weighted down by unfinished projects. In this track, I use one such example as a starting point to suggest questions you can ask yourself to clarify your purpose and then get started on finishing it. 

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There is an ebook bundle of my Short Guide to the Scholarly Writing Process & Finding Time for Your Scholarly Writing that you might also find helpful https://dl.bookfunnel.com/yo8ho7mb9d

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Motivating yourself to finish the damned book

One of the Academic Writing Studio team told me about a great book they’d read that they thought might be helpful for many of our people. I asked her to write about it. Jeanette Hannaford has been part of the team for a long time. Perfectionism is something many academics struggle with. You are not alone. 

You are not broken. Like many things, perfectionism is only a problem if it is preventing you from doing the things you want and need to do. I hope this review, and the book, helps something shift in your own struggle.

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Imperfect notes for perfectionists

Do you have a stack of unfinished writing projects weighing you down? You don't need to finish everything you start. This track will help you decide which of them to put back in your active to-do list and which to archive.

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Letting go of unfinished projects

Inspired by a recent trip in which I realized I'd finally got the balance right and didn't need a holiday to recover from my holiday. Some tips on using the Two Questions to Avoid Burnout to guide travel planning. Examples for both travel to visit people and travel for work. 

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Two Questions to Avoid Burnout
How to Make December Less Stressful

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Making Travel Less Stressful

Committing to a conference presentation is a common way to help motivate you to make progress on a larger writing project. It can work really well but you also risk feeling worse about your project and your ability to finish it, if you end up not meeting your own goals for the presentation. In this track, I talk about how to set yourself up for success with some contingency for unexpected events that make your initial ambition no longer feasible. 

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Bento Box Boundaries

Katherine Firth

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