by Cathy Mazak | Aug 24, 2017 | academic writing, time management, writer's retreat
Academia ebbs and flows. This, in some ways, is the beauty of it. The beginning of each term feels like a new start, and the end of each term feels like closing a chapter. But of course, this rhythm mostly applies to teaching. Research, especially writing, does not...
by Cathy Mazak | Aug 18, 2017 | time management, writer's retreat
What if…? Last night I sat in the courtyard and thought about what it would be like to just have to do one thing. What if instead of a gazillion projects, plus teaching, plus running kids around, plus meal planning, plus everything else, I only had one project....
by Cathy Mazak | Aug 10, 2017 | academic writing, mindset, writer's retreat
The more I think about writing in academia, the more I see its parallels with exercise. We know, logically, that we need to exercise our bodies. We know that exercise is an investment in ourselves and our health. We’re stronger, we sleep better, we can more easily...
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