Loving @inaeoh.bsky.social's turn towards the @motherjones.com combat sports journalist! Also, @juliekedzie.bsky.social and @jennmcclearen.bsky.social say a bunch of smart stuff about the about the absence of women fighters at the UFC White House event!

🔎 Pick one task that feels consistently draining 📝 Document the steps the next time you perform that task 🔁 Refine it over time www.publishnotperish.net/p/the-hidden...

Routine research and teaching tasks become high-friction when you have to remember the steps each time. Writing down the steps for repeatable tasks saves energy and keeps you from solving the same problems every semester, so you can focus on the work that matters, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social

Having to revise a manuscript can feel frustrating. But reframing it as a learning opportunity can help you make a lasting contribution to your field. Revising a manuscript clarifies your thinking and strengthens your argument, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social www.publishnotperish.net/p/revision-i...

"The dissertation is a caterpillar. In order to become a book, it has to fully dissolve into a kind of ooze before it can emerge as a butterfly." open.substack.com/pub/publishn...

Anyone know when the #scms26 schedule will be out? I’m planning a US tour around the conference so I’m hoping to know when my panel is soon! 🙏@scmstudies.bsky.social

Overwhelmed by a too-long To Do list and facing decision paralysis? DON'T DECIDE. Let the world decide for you. Number the top 6 things and roll a die or ask a random number generator. Do whatever it lands on for 15-25 min, take a 5 min break, & repeat until you have momentum or feel accomplished.

@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...

⏳ Consider your timeline: think about career stage and goals 👥 Research the editorial board 📚 Track where the key works you cite are published 🎯 Weigh special issues carefully www.publishnotperish.net/p/8-tips-for...

Submitting to the right journal can feel like trying to hit a moving target. 🎯 The aims and scope of a journal may only tell half the story. Tips for selecting the right journal, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Important reminders for non-first time faculty here from @jennmcclearen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/publishn...

I’m going to use some of these definitions and framings from @jennmcclearen.bsky.social when I discuss thesis statements in class open.substack.com/pub/publishn...

✅ Credibility: Theoretical claims are grounded in reality 🧠 Improves comprehension: Abstract ideas are accessible 🎭 Appeals to different ways of learning 🔍 Uncover gaps in thinking: If you can’t give an example, refine your idea 🎨 Vivid examples are memorable www.publishnotperish.net/p/academic-w...

Academic writing often packs jargon into complex sentences, but rarely considers the experience of being a reader. ✍️ Concrete examples, instead of abstract jargon, will make your writing more engaging. 5 ways that showing, not telling, works for academic writing, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social

This week I wrote about where I stand as things get darker. No both-sides fence-sitting here. These aren't "political issues" to debate; they're about preserving our basic humanity. To my fellow scholars: The world needs your voice, especially now. 👊 www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...

@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's Publish Not Perish was exactly what I needed today; it's what I want administrators to be shouting from the rooftops www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...

Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.

Going to echo @jennmcclearen.bsky.social here. Our works-in-progress group has been life-saving open.substack.com/pub/publishn...

I have a sabbatical this year, starting in the Fall semester, and I'm hoping to use this semester as an onramp for my book project. Great advice here for planning out writing time: www.publishnotperish.net/p/planning-w...

Hello, my Bluesky friends! 💙 Would you help a gal out? I’m hosting a FREE webinar to kick off the writing new year! It’s called 3 Roadblocks to Consistent Writing—And How to Overcome Them. Please repost this to help get the word out to more scholars who could benefit. 🙏 Details below! ⬇️

Post-election articles have used terms like “bro-acracy” & “broligarchy” & “tech bros” to try to explain & predict. Our analysis of Barstool Sports’s self-produced 2020 documentary operationalized “fratriarchy”

The NYT is out here letting people misgender their trans teammate in the paper of record while not including any trans voices in the story at all. Just out here amplifying the hate from the bigoted side without doing anything to challenge it. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/u...

“But the eggs were just so expensive.”

It feels quite unreal, but *The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game* is officially out in the world as of today. Half a decade’s work finally on full display. Please grab a copy, request at your library, and spread the word. uncpress.org/book/9781469...

Texas’ DEI ban doesn’t apply to teaching or research, so this move is either deliberate censorship or just plain cowardice.

Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.