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Ok, I have to get some work done, but want to point out to a roadblock that may hinder people's progress. I love how Dr. Meredith Clark put it "3 hours of runway".
There is A LOT of preparation work that goes into doing stuff.
For example: this morning, I was part of a panel.
There is A LOT of preparation work that goes into doing stuff.
For example: this morning, I was part of a panel.
We met at my 4:30am (11:30am Paris time), via Zoom, but I had to wake up at 3:30 am to shower, read again the questions we would be discussing, write up a few notes about what I wanted to say, etc.
I finished a paper yesterday, yes. BUT I spent hours creating the dataset.
I finished a paper yesterday, yes. BUT I spent hours creating the dataset.
I also spent hours cleaning up the references of everything I downloaded and read. I uploaded hundreds of articles on to Mendeley and cleaned the fields so citations would turn out ok.
I also spent hours coding the articles I read. I spent HOURS reading and re-reading.
I also spent hours coding the articles I read. I spent HOURS reading and re-reading.
Yes, I am a proponent of the "write every day" mantra. But if the "runway" time is way more than the time we actually have to write, then it's obvious we're not going to get any work done.
I did not realize how much runway time *I* needed until I had to do dishes, cook, wash,
I did not realize how much runway time *I* needed until I had to do dishes, cook, wash,
... much more regularly.
Under normal circumstances (when I am able to pay a house cleaner, laundry, buy food, etc.) OBVIOUSLY I get more work done. Right now I spend a lot of time in the "runway".
I always knew I was privileged, but right now it's sinking in even more.
Under normal circumstances (when I am able to pay a house cleaner, laundry, buy food, etc.) OBVIOUSLY I get more work done. Right now I spend a lot of time in the "runway".
I always knew I was privileged, but right now it's sinking in even more.
So, offer I made earlier stands: if there's anything I can do to help ease the workload on your side, let me know. We are all stressed, and I do have commitments, but I literally now realize even more how hard it is for academic parents (I knew it because my Mom is an academic)
Even more so for single-parents, and even more so for single-parents facing disabilities and other challenges, contingent faculty, etc.
I hope my tweets and threads and blog posts are always interpreted the way I want them to be interpreted: these are my ways of working, and...
I hope my tweets and threads and blog posts are always interpreted the way I want them to be interpreted: these are my ways of working, and...
... I hope that in me sharing my processes, you may find that adapting those may make your own scholarly lives easier.
Solidarity, always.
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Solidarity, always.
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