EPISODE 2
When to work and when to rest: Strategies for sustaining energy at grad school
With Tara and Melissa
If you are finding your attention is fractured, your motivation is low and challenges seem overwhelming, try balancing some rest with your work. In this episode, we explore a quintessential grad school dilemma of when to work and when to rest.
Given the endless nature of academic work and the societal myth that productivity defines our self-worth, understanding how to carve out strategic rest is a crucial skill that will support your work and health.
Resources
This collection of resources has been carefully curated to examine the sneaky cultural messages about breaks, the powerful research on the importance of rest for sustainable performance and provide you with practical strategies to help you carve out restorative breaks.
Structured distraction: how to make the most of your breaks at work
How Resting More Can Boost Your Productivity
Effective Academic Project Management for Starts with Self-Honoring – The Academic Writers’ Space
8 Lessons from High Performers
Your todo list will always be there (and that’s OK)
How much work is enough work
Willingness: The Essential Skill for Processing Emotions
‘Laziness Does Not Exist’ and Other Realities of Productivity Culture
Explore Dr. Karen Costa’s Scope of Practice
Tools
GSA TOOLS & RESOURCES
My Scope of Practice
Adapted from Dr. Karen Costa’s scope of practice template for faculty.
Graduate Student Resources
In collaboration with the Graduate Student Association at the University of Guelph, join us as we explore the emotional demands of graduate school and share some of our favourite insights and tools.
