burnout | Mindful Academic

luciejanotova

Jun 17, 20223 min read

(our) Obsession with “Tangible” Outcomes

You know the drill. You are asked to turn every term paper into a dissertation chapter, every chapter into a journal article, a stack of...

luciejanotova

Feb 28, 20222 min read

Doing a PhD in times of crises

In the past five days, I have been wondering, more severely than ever before, what is the point of my PhD. Who cares about my research...

luciejanotova

Feb 3, 20224 min read

Self-Compassionate Monthly Planning

It’s the beginning of February and I assume many of you are busy planning the month ahead. Necessary appointments, work goals, birthdays....

luciejanotova

Jan 28, 20223 min read

The Saturday Email

Maybe you also have this experience. You’ve been working really hard on defining your work-life boundaries, respecting your need to rest,...

luciejanotova

Jan 20, 20224 min read

My 2022 Vision Board

I'm not sure about you but new year's resolutions have never really worked for me. Not necessarily because I wasn't able to stick to...