As someone who had a pretty efficient work-life balance system, before COVID made everything happen on a computer in my … More
Tag: rest
We build resilience through healing AND challenge
You don’t get knocked down and bounce back stronger. At least not immediately.
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