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How to say No and beat the demons of overcommitment

Kate Tapper

Jun 18
4 min

How to say No and beat the demons of overcommitment

Overwhelm is rife in academia, there is always way too much to do. The wonderful Kate Tapper is back helping us learn how to say no.

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Is Taking a Break Beneficial? Exploring the Pros and Cons

The Grateful Academic

May 9
4 min

Is Taking a Break Beneficial? Exploring the Pros and Cons

There has been a little break from the Grateful Academic recently, so I thought I would explore the pros and cons of taking a break.

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Surviving the End of Term Chaos: 6 Top Tips for Academics

The Grateful Academic

Dec 6, 2023
4 min

Surviving the End of Term Chaos: 6 Top Tips for Academics

For many of us working in academia the end of the term or semester is coming and whilst we may be starting to look ahead towards some well e

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The Grateful Academic

Jan 5, 2023
3 min

Hitting the refresh button

In this blog, I share ways of retaining the focus we regain after taking a break and why we should all regularly hit the refresh button.

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The Grateful Academic

Nov 2, 2022
3 min

The 5 minute rule

Your time is your most precious commodity. In this blog I reflect on how busyness can stop you from being effective, and how 5 minute tasks

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The Grateful Academic

Dec 22, 2021
2 min

Beautiful Campuses: Winter

Seasonal look at the changing beauty of university campuses

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Sep 26, 2021
2 min

Beautiful Campuses : Autumn

Seasonal look at the changing beauty of university campuses

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Time: 4 ways to look at the passage of time

The Grateful Academic

Jul 28, 2021
4 min

Time: 4 ways to look at the passage of time

Time /tʌɪm/ noun the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future.

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