Ep. 16: The Sad Truth About Multitasking

Academia is full of emotionally charged moments: harsh feedback, ignored contributions, paper rejections, awkward meetings, and rude people. In this episode, we explore what emotional triggers really are, why they show up so often in academic life, and how to handle them with awareness, compassion, and skill. You’ll learn practical tools for working with your reactions and staying grounded in the face of criticism, comparison, and rejection.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

Do you ever feel like your work is either brilliant or worthless? That you're either thriving… or totally failing? You're not alone. In this episode, we explore the sneaky but powerful force of all-or-nothing thinking — a common trap in academic life that fuels burnout, blocks creativity, and keeps us stuck. I’ll discuss how to move beyond black-and-white thinking and embrace the spectrum where true growth happens. This episode is your invitation to see your work — and yourself — with more nuance, compassion, and perspective.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

As much as we want it to be true, academics, especially successful academics, are not necessarily more worthy than everyone else. In this episode, we unpack the toxic belief that success creates self-worth—and why the truth is just the opposite. Learn how to unhook your identity from achievement and start creating from the deep knowing that you’re already enough. Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

Ever feel like your academic work is endless and meaningless against the backdrop of a world on fire? You’re not alone. Many academics wrestle with doubts about their impact amidst overwhelming challenges, often leading to burnout and disengagement. In this episode, learn how to move from hopelessness to hopefulness and rediscover the deeper purpose that drives your work.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

Tired of setting the same New Year goals every year—and still not reaching them? You’re not alone. The cycle of resolutions, burnout, and giving up can be frustrating and demotivating. Learn how to stop failing at your goals for the New Year and beyond.Download the free Habit-Setting Guide and Worksheet mentioned in the episode here: https://www.womenfaculty.com/episode18 Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

Struggling with academic guilt during the holidays? Academic guilt can turn this season of joy into one of burnout, missed moments, and overwork. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Learn how to break free, prioritize what matters, and enjoy a restful, guilt-free season.Download the free guide mentioned in the episode here: https://www.womenfaculty.com/holidayVisit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

Did you know multi-tasking is a productivity killer? The true product of multitasking is slow pace, low quality work, and high stress. Want to know a better way to increase your productivity without losing your peace? Listen to this episode.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

In this episode, I invite you to celebrate small wins so you can get those BIG wins.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

You probably heard by now all the excitement and concerns about a new AI technology that is taking the academic world by storm. And if you haven’t, then this episode is perfect for you. In today's episode, I explain what ChatGPT is and how academics can use it to enhance their work.Grab this free guide to ChatGPT here: https://www.womenfaculty.com/podcast14 “Embrace GPT-3Future of AI unfoldsResearch and teach on.”-Haiku by ChatGPT Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com

In this episode, I am discussing the grind culture in academia and how the value system perpetuated by the grind culture can produce exactly opposite results than what it aims to accomplish. The grind culture comes with a high personal cost for the illusion of high productivity and status. Listen in to learn how to get out of the pull of the academic grind culture.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com