• All About Interviews
    Feb 15 2021
    Tips and suggestions for the initial interview for a faculty position in higher ed. I share my perspective on interviewing as a frequent search committee member. Includes how to prepare for an interview, thoughts on partner accommodations, and the limited impact one interview usually has on a job search.
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    36 mins
  • Self-care versus Self-sabotage
    Feb 6 2021
    In this episode I talk about real self-care versus "Instagram self care", self-soothing, and self-sabotage and offer suggestions for ways to tell the difference and how to practice self-care in your own life.
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    27 mins
  • Making A Big Decision
    Jan 5 2021

    My thinking on big decision making has been informed by the following:

    Farsighted: How we make the decisions that matter most, by Steven Johnson

    The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage as Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul, by Lissa  Rankin

    Fearsetting: the Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month by Tim Ferriss

    As always, I would GREATLY appreciate a rating and review! And don't hesitate to email me with questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes: jessmillerphd@gmail.com

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    28 mins
  • My goals setting, planning and project tools for 2021
    Dec 24 2020

    Products mentioned:

    Cultivate What Matters Power Sheets

    MakseLife Goal setting Planner

    Full Focus Planner

    Hobonichi Cousin and other sizes at Jet Pens

    Inamio planners (cheap version of Hobonichi)

    Stalogy B6 Notebook (excellent dot grid or graphed notebooks )

    Archer & Olive (fancy notebooks)

    Trello

    Asana

    Notion

    Sakura Pigma Micron pens

    Zebra Mildliners (highlighters)

    Sharpie S-Gel 

    Stabilo Fineliners (markers)

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    21 mins
  • Faculty Burnout
    Dec 13 2020

    Source and Resources:

    Emily and Amelia Nagoski, Burnout

    Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Beating Pandemic Burnout, Inside Higher Ed

    Burnout Prevention and Recovery, HelpGuide

    Faculty Burnout, Contemporary Issues in Educational Research, Robert L. Minter (PDF)

    Maslach Burnout Tool for Educators 

    Understanding Job Burnout, Dr. Christine Maslach (video)

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    24 mins
  • 6 Ways to Ruin Your Winter Break
    Dec 6 2020
    Six ways academic strivers can wreck their chances for a good winter break.
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    32 mins
  • Saying No: Why, When, and How
    Dec 1 2020

    Sources mentioned or used to develop this podcast episode:

     

    How Does it Feel to Be Black in Newly 'Woke' America? Strange--and Dizzying," by Chase Quinn, the Guardian, 

    The Art of Saying No , Kerry Ann Rockquemore

    Leveling Up in Saying 'No', The Research Whisperer

     

     

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    25 mins
  • External Review Letters for Promotion
    Sep 13 2020
    This episode goes over the who, what, where, why and how of external review letters for tenure and promotion.
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    29 mins