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Comment on Gratuitous Pictures of My Cats by Cleo Pappas

Cleo Pappas — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:18:01 +0000

Awwwwwwwww!

Comment on Open Access Tenure: What’s Required of Me by Open Access Tenure: Professional Service » Hedgehog Librarian

Open Access Tenure: Professional Service » Hedgehog Librarian — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:31:32 +0000

[...] might interesting to share with you as well as an update on what’s currently underway. Service is a third of how I will be reviewed for tenure, though under our current norms it will not be part of the packet that is sent to the external [...]

Comment on Open Access Tenure: Pursuit of Self-Care by Finding Balance | Balancing Mommy

Finding Balance | Balancing Mommy — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:14:48 +0000

[...] I realized that I’ve been neglecting myself. [...]

Comment on Open Access Tenure: Pursuit of Self-Care by Finding the balance | Balancing the Good Life

Finding the balance | Balancing the Good Life — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:32:46 +0000

[...] I realized that I’ve been neglecting myself. [...]

Comment on It’s a Book Chapter! by Cleo Pappas

Cleo Pappas — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:25:12 +0000

Yea!!! (Sound of hands clapping!)

Comment on Open Access Tenure: Working with other people. by Cleo Pappas

Cleo Pappas — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:04:46 +0000

Great post. Think about adding it to our internal e-PPendix newsletter. All our tenure track people can profit from your observations.

Comment on A Little Less Time Commitment; A Little More Thought Control by Cleo Pappas

Cleo Pappas — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:44:38 +0000

Like the suggestion of meditation, a kind of “virtual decompression/transition”. I sit by a window whose ledge I have filled with bird seed (thistle, black oil and multi), listen to Gretchaninov’s Passion Week and put my feet up. Dogs sit on their cushion under my desk. It’s a sensory signal that NOW WE ARE WORKING.
Post-its are visual. I get a lot of gratification from crossing something off my list and have gone as far as, upon completing something not on my task list, adding it just so I can have the visual and kinesthetic gratification of crossing it off.

Comment on A Little Less Time Commitment; A Little More Thought Control by Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:49:15 +0000

As counterintuitive as this sounds, I’ve found I’m more productive if I meditate before I start working. Even 10-15 minutes allows me to get more done. And as skeptical as I’ve been of aromatherapy, I’ve also found the “energy” and “creativity” oils make a difference.

Comment on A Personal Open Access Plan by Open Access Tenure: One Year Later » Hedgehog Librarian

Open Access Tenure: One Year Later » Hedgehog Librarian — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:45:44 +0000

[...] Can you believe it’s been a year already, since I stood on this little platform of mine and sa… [...]

Comment on About that Assumption… by Links of Interest : February 19, 2013 « A Modern Hypatia

Links of Interest : February 19, 2013 « A Modern Hypatia — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:56:03 +0000

[...] between coding and things that are not *that* dissimilar? The Hedgehog Librarian takes on a “You wouldn’t knit your own sweater” comparison. (Some of us do. Signed, person who is pretty sure if I ever manage to learn [...]