Being Lazy and Slowing Down

Being Lazy and Slowing Down

Be Mindful, Trust the Process, Let Go of Outcomes

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The need for radical self-care amidst grind culture: A temporal manifesto

The need for radical self-care amidst grind culture: A temporal manifesto

Posted on Author Riyad A. ShahjahanPosted in productivity & meaning, self-care & body

By Riyad A. Shahjahan For the past two years, I had the privilege of teaching an online graduate summer course on professional development and wellness. I had designed the content to integrate insights from Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) wellness literature. I also encouraged students, including health professionals, HR practitioners, educators, and administrators, to reflect on and practice self-care throughout the course. Many expressed deep concerns about burnout, impostor syndrome, shame,…

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What Does Being Busy Mean?

What Does Being Busy Mean?

Posted on Author Kimine MayuzumiPosted in productivity & meaning, slow down & healing

By Kimine Mayuzumi After moving to North America over a decade ago, I realized being busy had some kind of badge for many people to be proud of. During my graduate studies, I heard a lot of phrases like “I am busy with this or that,” and “I am too busy right now to do anything else.” People were stressed. But I also sensed that the busier they were, the more important and worthy they…

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Where are our feelings of guilt and shame coming from?: A webinar clip

Where are our feelings of guilt and shame coming from?: A webinar clip

Posted on Author Kimine MayuzumiPosted in productivity & meaning, self-care & body, shame & lazy

By Kimine Mayuzumi I decided to share a video clip of the webinar that Soko Starobin and I co-hosted a few weeks ago. The title was “how can busy academics slow down without guilt?” In the clip (Youtube video) below, I show you  the part that interrogates our feelings of guilt and shame, which oftentimes keep us from stopping or slowing down. Where are the feelings coming from? I draw a diagram to show a possible…

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Why can’t I be “lazy” without guilt?: A historical view

Why can’t I be “lazy” without guilt?: A historical view

Posted on Author Riyad A. ShahjahanPosted in productivity & meaning, shame & lazy

By Riyad A. Shahjahan When someone calls me “lazy” or I am identified as “being lazy”, I feel tremendous guilt. I also feel morally inferior. The word “lazy” hits me at the core of my body. But, why does such a word have so much power? An etymological and historical perspective offers some insight to my feelings. If you check a dictionary to find out what “lazy” means, you will get the following definitions: “unwilling…

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