Ep.30 Overcome Overwork

Published: April 13, 2022, 10:30 a.m.

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In this episode, we discuss the culture of overwork and how we can strategize to overcome it. \\nGood reads are listed in the Reference list in this show notes.

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Reference list: \\nhttps://voicesofacademia.com/2020/09/04/confronting-the-culture-of-overwork-less-is-more-by-brittany-uhlorn/\\nhttps://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/12/11/what-interests-do-busyness-and-overwork-academe-serve-opinion\\nhttps://archeothoughts.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/the-cult-of-overwork-in-academia-a-confessional-post/\\nhttps://thevarsity.ca/2021/03/14/opinion-combatting-toxic-academic-culture-work-to-learn-not-work-to-work/\\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8282063/

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Sponsor:\\nDe Gruyter: This episode is sponsored by De Gruyter and its portfolio in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. For \\u201cStudents and Researchers in Mathematics\\u201d De Gruyter\\u2019s 2022 catalog is now available on This Academic Life website.

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Cast list:\\nProf. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

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Prof. Pania Newell (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.

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Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

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Editing team: \\nMusic by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal (schallert.wygal@gmail.com)\\nEdited by Angella Chen \\nEdited by Jared Duffy\\nArtwork is created using Canva (canva.com)

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