Season 7 Kickoff: Fresh Starts and Being Intentional (CAL128 S7E1)

In the first episode of season seven, the 10th year the Changing Academic Life podcast, I invite us to reflect on the theme of being intentional about what we want for ourselves at the beginning of this new academic year for many of us in the northern hemisphere, or for any temporal landmark that is relevant for you. As example and inspiration, Anna Cox from UCL shortly shares her strategies for setting clear priorities, maintaining work-life balance, and managing her remaining 'available time to promise', recognising every yes entails a no to something else. This is a great example of the 'fresh start effect', using the temporal landmark of a new academic year, as talked about by Katy Milkman and colleagues, and reminds us of the importance of creating pauses for reflection. So how will you be more intentional about your fresh start?00:34 Introduction01:27 Starting With Intention05:28 Anna's Fresh Start 07:05 Thinking About Priorities09:01 Available Time to Promise10:56 Creating Pauses to Think12:20 Re-iterating Anna's Key Questions16:29 Wrapping Up 17:57 Pointers to Other Related Episodes19:24 Wrapping up20:31 EndRelated links:eWorkResearch group at UCL and Anna’s webpage and WLB definition Dai, H., Milkman, K. L., & Riis, J. (2014). The fresh start effect: Temporal landmarks motivate aspirational behavior. Management Science, 60(10), 2563-2582.Loleen Berdahl, How to quit promising time and energy you don’t haveSee www.changingacademiclife.com for an easy search for the related podcasts: Anna Cox, Marta Cecchinato, Johanna Stadlbauer, Amy Ko, Carmen Neustaedter, Katherine Isbister, Vikki Wright

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