You don’t get knocked down and bounce back stronger. At least not immediately.
Tag: rest
Working over Christmas?
Longtime readers of the blog will know Research Degree Insiders is a big fan of time off — there’s a … More
The critical distance break
Sometimes I realise that an important idea I’ve been talking about, almost since the beginning of the blog, has never … More
Self care for everyone
When Audre Lorde wrote ‘self-care is warfare’, she declared that when an African-American woman takes care of herself, she fights back … More
Revisiting: excercising like a girl
I wrote Exercising Like a Girl back in early February, about starting out on a feminist and feminine self-care gym routine. … More
Excercising like a girl: Self-care, gyms, weights
Warning: Today I’m going to talk about going to the gym and femininity. Moreover, I’m going to talk about my personal, embodied … More
Categorising the kinds of work you do
I’ve been thinking a lot about productivity and efficiency recently. Reading yet more articles about startups working a 4 day … More
An ode to sleep
This is the third post in a series on giving ourselves permission not to be perfect, which seems to be … More
Why everyone should stop work more often
This is the second post in a new series about giving ourselves permission. The first one is here. Actually, I … More
It might not be your fault
One of the problems with self-help advice (and, yes, I know, this blog is chock full of self-help advice) is that … More
