12. Strategies for Well-Being in the Department

It's 2022, and a new term is upon us! Inspired by recent conversations on Reddit's r/Professors about managing well-being and boundaries within the department, in this episode I share five strategies that work well for me: (1) starting the day with a mantra, (2) building in rewards, (3) setting time and space boundaries, (4) being aware of how spaces drain or sustain me, and (5) using on-campus resources. I open today's episode with an excerpt from economist Arthur C. Brook's The Atlantic column "A Profession is Not a Personality," which is also a timely topic that has been swirling around in my brain.  Happy listening!