It has been too long since my last post, almost six months ago. Simply put, I haven’t felt inspired to write a blog post in that time, or else too much was going on to focus on what I might want to write here. Life continues to be very full and at times, painful, stressful,Continue reading “Six months later”
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Dealing with profound disappointment
Sooner or later, you will almost certainly encounter a time when you are profoundly disappointed in your career. Suggestions for handling those periods is the focus of this post. Causes for disappointment are quite varied and the following might not apply to every situation. I have not “solved” this common problem and that is notContinue reading “Dealing with profound disappointment”
Neglect
I’ll admit it: I’ve neglected this blog lately. I’m not sure of all the reasons why although the most common one is that it has felt like one more thing to do. And I don’t need or want “one more thing to do.” I read an interesting article recently about someone in higher education whoContinue reading “Neglect”
Guilty pleasures
Writing a coherent and (hopefully) thoughtful blog entry has been a lot more challenging of late. My mind has all too often been blank. It is therefore a bit odd to think up a topic of guilty pleasures for today’s post. Perhaps it is my mind’s way of countering recent seriousness, doom, and gloom. HereContinue reading “Guilty pleasures”
Anti-social media
Few phrases irritate me more than “social media.” Well, let’s be honest: few things, period, irritate me more than social media. I spent years swallowing that grape-flavored Koolaid before finally bailing out of it two years ago. The freedom of no longer bearing the weight of that burden was tremendous, and since then, I haveContinue reading “Anti-social media”
The OW Factor 