Great article for those in academia as a new school year begins.
Update, August 2012
Next week, my full time grind starts again, after a year of being on fellowship, which allowed me the time to think, read and begin the process of writing my first book. I’m grateful for the time. It has been a year of re-learning old lessons, numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5 below to be exact. This year, I have worked through a terrible case of imposter syndrome, learned over and over again to be patient with my own ideas, recognizing that good ones take time to develop, come to understand that gentleness with myself is the prerequisite for and not an impediment to productivity, and finally, when I landed in the hospital, began to prioritize self-care. I try to remind myself regularly to trust the process, to trust myself, and to trust God. (On good days, I can do all three.) In the meanwhile, I…View original post 1,243 more words
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