Archive - Academia Made Easier

How to be a bishop in a world of pawns

Plus lessons from anxiety, kickboxing, and Canadian treasure Bruce Cockburn

Jan 25 •

December 2024

November 2024

How to end the semester gently

Plus excerpts from two recent conversations, one with an actual person

Nov 29, 2024 •

October 2024

September 2024

How to quit treating your email inbox as a ‘to do’ list

Plus some reflections on how Academia Made Easier has evolved over time

Sep 25, 2024 •

August 2024

How to 'feel seen' in academia

Plus references to a late-90s television classic and a mid-90s alt-rock classic. (GenXers and early Millennials, this one is for you!)

Aug 23, 2024 •

July 2024

How to take up more space in academia

Plus some light discussion of fashion. Why not?

Jul 30, 2024 •

June 2024

April 2024

How to acknowledge the emotional labour of academic work

Plus links to some past articles for my newer subscribers. (Welcome! You are in the right place.)

Apr 26, 2024 •

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