That is the writing advice given by a journalist in this schlocky film. It is very different from the advice about forcing yourself with alarm clocks while holding it all back in a combination of anti-perfectionism (anything is good enough) and decorum (say something that will be confirm the convictions of the editors) that the … More “El secreto está en dejarse la vida en ello”
I understand why the AAUP is promoting this, and there is no other viable position to take, but I have been being exhorted for decades about how I should support newer or contingent faculty and my question is, when are they going to support me — not me personally, but any academic values, and anything … More That One Faculty campaign
Before college: Anything you do that is your own or that is expressive of you causes your mother to suffer the greatest of tortures. Be still. Before graduate school: You cannot do anything and must get married so someone will support you, but you will not of course be able to marry anyone who loves … More All those threats
You say you are hiding your intellectual views to be discreet and not offend those you perceive to be in power, but you are quite free with personal insults to those you perceive not to be. It is in fact a good idea when you are new faculty to ask questions rather than make judgments, … More Dear graduate student…
Hoy le ha entrado una astilla. Me viene, hay días, una gana ubérrima, política. These are the poems I would like to present this week. That pain that is so often just below the surface. “You are in crisis,” someone said. “You are so calm and meditative,” said another. “You are in a panic,” said … More Questo, e questo; París, y 4, y 5
It is what is done to my field and research in my field by the university, and from a much broader point of view there is this. Axé.
Those were some words and phrases the Emeritus Professor used tonight in response to my description of some activities of the upper administration. Axé.
Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time! When you can’t create you can work. Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers. Those are our three points du jour, although my favorites are still “Work on one thing at a time until finished” and “Work calmly, … More More from Miller
Miller works the way one did before having to listen to the harangues of professors who read Boice. He lived at Big Sur at one point–perhaps the mystical awareness came to him there. Here are three of his points, with my comments: Work on one thing at a time until finished. [Even when others demand … More Henry Miller was right
Not to withdraw, not to dissociate. To be aware of the tendency to do these things. To keep in mind that it is safe not to. (It really is amazing, the difference between not suffering anxiety/fear/panic and doing so, the difference between withdrawing and remaining in the foreground of oneself, and the difference between not … More This could be a “therapy goal,” if one is needed
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