About this episode
The episode discusses the phrase 'I don't have time' in academia and its implications on performance and resources.
There's a laundry list of phrases that trigger me in #academia and related professions: one of the most frequent ones is "I don't have time" / "They don't have time." The reason it triggers me so often isn't so much that the statement doesn't reflect a stark reality: today's academic and research world has arguably never been more of a pressure cooker to perform, and with less and less resources to do so. My problem with the statement is what then usually happens: a deep dive into the metap...
People in this episode
Host: Michael
Topics covered
- time management
- academic pressure
- resource allocation
- work-life balance
- mental health
Keywords
- academia
- pressure cooker
- performance
- resources
- metaphor
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