By Kimine Mayuzumi Do you have difficulty in writing lately? What gets in the way? Procrastination, distraction, lack of motivation or imposter feelings? A productive and sustainable writing experience often requires a good state of mind and physical wellness. In our past blog post, Why today (more than ever) you need writing rituals?: 5 reasons, Riyad Shahjahan suggests that we as writers need “a mind that is decluttered so that we can give our…
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Towards a healthier relationship with online activities: 5 useful tips for using technology
By Kimine Mayuzumi Email is a great human innovation. It’s quick, easy, and cheap. We used to send our hard-copy manuscripts to journals by snail mail, which was costly, slow, and tedious compared to our current system. Yet, we still suffer from our online activities including emails (Holmes, 2014; Seal, 2017). The below table shows the comparison between the benefits of using technology we intend to receive and the actual consequences that we often face…
How to navigate shame and imposter syndrome in the academy – Part II: 4 Strategies
By Kimine Mayuzumi & Riyad A. Shahjahan Worthy now. Not if. Not when. We are worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is. – Brene Brown In part I, we discussed how shame and imposter syndrome manifest in the academy. If you haven’t, please read it first. In part II, here we will share four strategies for navigating shame and imposter syndrome. 1. Get in touch with your shaming self First, we…
How to navigate shame and imposter syndrome in the academy- Part I
By Kimine Mayuzumi & Riyad A. Shahjahan Do you feel you’re not “enough” or “don’t belong” in the academy? Feel lost and wonder why you are in the academy? Do you have fear to speak ‘truth to power’? If so, you’re not alone! Through our workshops, coaching experiences, and personal interactions for the past few years, we have encountered over 800 people including faculty, postdocs, and graduate students who resoundingly say “YES!” to the above questions. Many…
Is slowing down a privilege or a choice?
By Kimine Mayuzumi Is slowing down a privilege and therefore unworthy of attention for many (e.g., working-class, racially minoritized, etc.)? Or is it one’s choice? Would I have said that slowing down was a privilege six years ago when my family lost any source of income? In 2010, we returned to Toronto, Canada, after my partner’s visiting-scholar contract ended in the US. I worked on my Ph.D. dissertation and my partner seeked a job. Our…