Academic burnout has three specific causes that look like working harder. Here is what is actually behind it, and a working professor’s recovery framework.
What does academic success mean for working academics today? A working professor’s honest take on metrics, impact, and a career you can sustain.
Imposter syndrome in academia hits hardest before a viva or a submission. Here is the framework a working professor uses, and how to start applying it today.
How to optimise your research paper title for impact and discoverability. Six steps used by a journal editor, with real before-and-after examples.
How to find research funding as an early-career academic. A working professor’s playbook covering UK and EU schemes, fellowship logic, and reviewer priorities.
The real benefits of an academic career, from someone still inside it. A working professor on what the job trades for autonomy and what it gives back.
How to stay productive working from home as a PhD student. Seven habits a working academic uses to protect deep work when home is also the office.
Five common PhD challenges and how to handle them. A working professor’s plain-language approach to motivation, supervision, isolation and the long middle.
Seven ways to stay motivated at the start of a new academic year. A working professor’s grounded approach to resetting after summer, without hype.
How to choose a journal to publish in, and the three mistakes editors see most often. A journal editor’s selection scorecard you can use today.
Six steps to set yourself free from academia, within academia. A guest post on building autonomy inside the system, without leaving it behind.
15 low-cost ideas to improve mental health and wellbeing in academia. A working academic’s practical list, no overpriced retreats or empty self-care advice.
Who is a Motivated Academic? The 2021 manifesto behind the brand now reaching a 60,000-strong academic audience on LinkedIn — what it stands for and serves.
In pursuit of happiness, or just a PhD degree? A guest post on the role emotional intelligence plays in surviving and thriving through doctoral research.
The one motivation tool a working academic uses when nothing else works. A practice to start this week, with no app, planner or productivity guru required.
How to get things done and stay motivated in academia. A working professor’s grounded approach to motivation that does not rely on perfect circumstances.
How to deal with rejection in academia in five steps. A working professor’s honest framework for paper rejections, grant declines and bigger career setbacks.
Publish or perish: did academia lose its way chasing success? A working professor’s honest reflection on the system, what it rewards, and what it costs.
Why you do not always need to stop procrastinating. A working academic’s case for using self-aware procrastination to stay positive, motivated and productive.
