Finding time for writing and bringing a more positive mindset to the process are central topics in my work with clients. Two recent books offer new perspectives that I found… read more →
What do you do when you find your energy lagging at work? If you’re like most of us, you reach for a snack or a cup of coffee, check your… read more →
Since the vast majority of our correspondence and many of our work tasks arrive in the form of email, it cannot be ignored. And yet academics often fall into the… read more →
Almost every week several clients tell me what a hard time they have getting started on writing, how overwhelmed they feel when they face their writing time, or how easily… read more →
I’m not big on New Year’s Resolutions – if you want to start exercising or develop better writing habits, you can start today, right now, rather than waiting until tomorrow,… read more →
When professors have conference deadlines or other due dates that fall in early January, they often want me to help them with how to strike the right balance of work,… read more →
I often hear from academics who are frustrated because they think they need large blocks of time to move writing projects forward, and during busy teaching semesters large blocks of… read more →
To Write More – Pay Yourself First We use the same word, “spend,” when referring to both money and time. If we pay bills and then go shopping, and only… read more →
Many of my academic clients feel pulled between giving their all in the classroom and preserving time for their own research. Some professors feel they are falling down on their… read more →
A simple strategy to free-up time is to better leverage the help of your assistants. Here are three examples: A STEM field professor who was stressed about how to keep… read more →