by Cathy Mazak | Apr 18, 2019 | academic writing, mindset, publishing, time management
As you close your laptop on turning in grades, set up your email auto-responder so that students know you are unreachable and dream about all those projects that you’re going to finish over the break, it might be time for a little reality check. Let me guess: you have...
by Cathy Mazak | May 23, 2018 | academic writing, mindset, time management
Burnout is a real thing for academics. I know you know this. What you might not know is exactly what pre-burnout looks like, and what to do to if you feel that you are experiencing pre-burnout right now. I think it might be helpful to hear how I got to academic...
by Cathy Mazak | Apr 19, 2018 | academic writing
It’s that time of the semester. The beginning of the end. Courses ending mean gradings marathons. Academic year ending means committee meetings and reports. All of it together is the perfect storm for exhaustion and overwhelm. Your writing can get lost in the...
by Cathy Mazak | Mar 15, 2018 | academic project management, academic writing, publishing, time management
Academia is maybe the only career where you study for years and years, but your studies only partially prepare you for your actual job. Becoming an expert in your field does not necessarily mean that you are prepared for the day-to-day tasks of academia. For that, we...
by Cathy Mazak | Jan 4, 2018 | academic writing
Ah, the new year. It’s like a blank canvas waiting for you to fill with your hopes and dreams. In the new year, anything is possible. We start fitness programs. We eat healthy. We set goals. I want you to set aside some of your new-year-induced optimism to invest in...
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