Welcome to juniorprof

Seven ways to figure out whether you're a junior prof:

1. You spend a lot of time avoiding committee meetings
2. You've hidden from a student by diving under the desk
3. Achieving a personal life is on your list of things To Do
4. You still haven't given up on the idea of Free Food
5. Your real expertise lies in exploring the local happy hour scene
6. You're always working on your "Book"
7. You spend more than 8 hours a day contemplating alternate career plans

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Juniorprof trying to transition

I forgot that when classes end, service and grading don't. Another mile suddenly appeared at the end of the marathon, right when the mental buzz of all the summations of brilliance in class could have led directly into creative energy for my own writing. I am now suffering from lactic acid buildup in the brain. Any suggestions about how best to transition, when that last party, last graduation ceremony, last committee meeting for the year finally occurs?
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  1. risatrixApril 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    In my experience, the post-semester "buzz" never effectively translates into instant work. I think it's better to create a deliberately liminal time/space (to use ritual-speak), in which one can do something completely removed from the semester, or actually (gasp!) relax, than to envision a smooth, direct transition from teaching to research.

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