El dos

On the question of how college professors get alienated from their work I do have one really simple answer, they do not have a safe space in which to do it. I just got one, after not having had one since graduate school except for a period of about two years. During that safe period … More El dos

El uno

The trap in which I have lain is multi-pronged although all roads lead to Rome. Let us see: IN LIFE IN GENERAL – PROBLEM A: the idea that the slightest misstep will bring down extreme violence / exile / death, and the knowledge that one must be constantly on guard about these missteps since the … More El uno

Des réponses

I keep wanting to answer, for me, the question posed at the end of this post, so I will start making a list of the factors without insisting I finish the post all at once. 1. My dissertation was in beautiful prose but I did not have enough background on the topic to be writing … More Des réponses

Algo bien básico

Someone said: I had to get past the internalized shame and doubt because I hadn’t been producing when I was sick. I am expected to have this issue but I do not really — it is more sadness at the fun I missed. I have internalized shame and doubt is about not being able to … More Algo bien básico

Einstein

It is not time management, y’all, or management of priorities, or of tasks, these are the things many of us learned even before serious school started. It is energy management and again, I am not talking about time or priorities or effort. I will explain. Axé.