What is there to write at a time like this? In contrast to a worldwide pandemic and widespread job losses, the concerns of a few weeks ago seem trivial and worrying over them ill-judged. The internet is full of advice—maintaining physical and mental health; homeschooling; reading/ watching/ listening lists; connecting while social distancing; creating timetables … Continue reading Advice overload
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Walking up to school this morning, my son said 'I love the sky'. You can see why: It's the beginning of spring on this side of the world, and Sydney celebrates with days in the mid 20s. Members of the Cloud Appreciation Society would have found little joy this morning. After a week of rain, … Continue reading Look up
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I've enjoyed reading recent blog posts on how to say 'no' in academic work contexts from Research Whisperer Tseen Khoo ('Leveling up in saying no') and Conference Inference's James Burford ('Saying no to conference opportunities'). Saying no is invaluable, and I liked the intentionality Tseen and James demonstrate. Our time and energy are finite, even … Continue reading On this side
The Slow Academic 