Academic Achiever

Despite having ‘made it’, mid-career academics still need support, either from peers or coaches.

By giving librarians some teaching agency in your courses, students learn the importance of research skills as well as how to do them the right way.

Each commitment helps me use my editing, research and writing skills in complementary ways.

You do not have to completely overhaul the way you teach or grade your courses.

Instead of setting a bunch of unrealistic goals to accomplish, you should be stepping back from work and giving yourself a proper break.

The best time to prep courses is when you are still operating in ‘teaching mode’ and haven’t turned into ‘research mode’ yet.

If you find you are spending the bulk of your time putting out fires, you need to consider reasons behind them.

This system allows you to compartmentalize in a way that most academics are not used to doing.

The composition of this document gives you the opportunity to reflect on where you are going in your career and how you are feeling about your work.

By removing yourself from familiar surroundings, you will be able to zero in on a particular task or project without all the usual distractions.

A mission statement helps remind us of where we should be spending our time.

Academics tend to be very reactive. By taking an hour or two a week to plan out projects, you will feel you are making better use of your time.