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Some good news
We could use a little, eh?
Nov 19
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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Five steps for focus
Considering what object meditation can offer us on our eternal quest for "focus"
Nov 4
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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F*ck perfect
Make something, do something, feel something--no matter how it looks
Oct 28
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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*The* book for early career academics trying to stay afloat (plus bonus recs)
For the PhDs, postdocs, and early career faculty (hoping to be) among us
Oct 7
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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Academic time can feel as warped as in Wonderland: time tracking saved my mental health
Sounds like hyperbole, but time tracking helped me get a grip on calendar chaos, affirm the meaning of my work, and reclaim my personal time.
Sep 23
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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*Now* is the time to handle end-of-term evaluations.
It actually IS possible to make course evals meaningful for you and students in your class.
Aug 26
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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*Not* an exposé: Publishing a department-level climate survey as a tool for action
Making our departments better is possible...and more necessary than ever.
Jul 29
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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Forget the 'summer of everything': saying no changed my life
Tl;dr: You need a no buddy; I owe mine some of the biggest accomplishments of my life!
Jun 30
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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An attempt at demystifying sabbatical applications: a 10-year dataset
A few things we can learn from 94 approved sabbatical proposals
Jun 24
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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The myth of neutrality in science has got to go
A few resources for articulating and embracing the personal values you bring to your professional work
May 6
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
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Let your imagination back out of the box
A few loose thoughts on the role art and creativity play in my research
Apr 22
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Bethann Garramon Merkle
What can self-determined metrics look like in academia?
I am a deliberately unconventional academic, but I still do some bean counting.
Mar 25
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