By Jakki Williams What is the Academic-Entrepreneur Self? The Academic-Entrepreneur Self is an aspirational term coined here to represent the part of me seeking harmony in integrating my academic background and entrepreneurial interest. I see mySelf as a heroine on a path — advancing through stages considered a road of trials. I speak to this journey from a personal reflection on the complexities, obstacles, and victories in seeking to fully awaken and embrace my Academic-Entrepreneur…
By Kimine Mayuzumi In my last blog post, I explored Nothingness — the fundamental notion of Eastern philosophy — using a furoshiki metaphor. Here, I ask the next questions: What can I learn from Nothingness? How can I apply it to my daily life? Based on what I have learned through contemplating Nothingness (無) and practicing Tai Chi with Daoism behind it, I want to share my responses. Before that, in addition to the furoshiki…
By Kimine Mayuzumi What is Nothingness? What can we learn from Nothingness? These are the questions I started contemplating when I practiced Taijiquan (Tai Chi) and read books on its core philosophy, Daoism, and other Eastern thoughts. Nothingness is a topic that is too huge to discuss adequately in a blog post. This could be a life-long learning concept and I don’t take it lightly. While Nothingness is a fundamental (pre)ontological point of Eastern philosophy…
By David M. Hoffman I love this blog and the dialog it inspires, but I’ve always found the mantra irritating: “Be Mindful, Trust the Process, Let Go of Outcomes.” Don’t get me wrong. I’ve no doubts about power of mindfulness. And I’m more interested in process than many topics I’ve researched. But … ‘let go of outcomes’ … Really? Sometimes outcomes matter: job interviews, performance evaluations, tenure reviews. That said, outcomes are…
By Kirsten T. Edwards I had an epiphany a few weeks ago. While walking with a friend, we began discussing how to prepare for the Revolution. We’ve been working on our sewing and food-growing skills, so we’re covering the basics. But on this day we pondered “What does revolutionary practice look like specifically in the academy for Black and Brown women?” I ruminate on our aspiration for revolution cheekily, but I am also quite serious. …
