Thriving Academics
Episodes
Ep. 22: Triggered: What to Do When Academia Gets Under Your Skin
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Academia is full of emotionally charged moments: harsh feedback, ignored contributions, paper rejections, awkward meetings, and rude people. In this e...
Ep. 21: Life on the Extremes: Academic All-or-Nothing Thinking
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like your work is either brilliant or worthless? That you're either thriving… or totally failing? You're not alone. In th...
Ep. 20: Are (Successful) Academics More Worthy than Everyone Else?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As much as we want it to be true, academics, especially successful academics, are not necessarily more worthy than everyone else. In this episode, we ...
Ep. 19: Does My Work Matter? Finding Meaning and Contribution in Academic Life
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like your academic work is endless and meaningless against the backdrop of a world on fire? You’re not alone. Many academics wrestle with ...
Ep. 18: How to Stop Failing at Your Goals
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of setting the same New Year goals every year—and still not reaching them? You’re not alone. The cycle of resolutions, burnout, and giving u...
Ep. 17: How to Enjoy Your Holidays without Academic Guilt
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with academic guilt during the holidays? Academic guilt can turn this season of joy into one of burnout, missed moments, and overwork. But ...
Ep. 16: The Sad Truth About Multitasking
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know multi-tasking is a productivity killer? The true product of multitasking is slow pace, low quality work, and high stress. Want to know a ...
Ep. 15: Small Wins, Big Success
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I invite you to celebrate small wins so you can get those BIG wins.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfacult...
Ep. 14: ChatGPT, AI, and Academia
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You probably heard by now all the excitement and concerns about a new AI technology that is taking the academic world by storm. And if you haven’t, ...
Ep. 13: The Academic Grind Culture
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am discussing the grind culture in academia and how the value system perpetuated by the grind culture can produce exactly opposite ...
Ep. 12: Life is a Box of Chocolates
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel bad that you are not happy all of the time? In this episode, I discuss the myth of being happy 100% of the time, how life is a mixed box o...
Ep. 11: About Being Liked by Others
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself wanting other people to like you? Why do we care about being liked? Do you think you must manage people's opinions to be suc...
Ep. 10: How to Process Student Evaluations
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We know that using student evaluations for promotion decisions is problematic. In this episode, I offer some tips on how to process student evals give...
Ep. 9: How to Get Motivated Anytime You Want
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share insights on how to generate motivation any time you want so you can get your things done with joy and excitement. If you are ...
Ep. 8: Time Travel Series: Back from the Future
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are going to use our future to create and dream big. Listen in to find out how we often use our future and our goals against ourse...
Ep. 7: Time Travel Series: How to Change Your Past
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you spend any time in the past, listen to this episode to make sure you are using your past to serve you. I will discuss how to change your past ...
Ep. 6: How to Get Unstuck and Make Progress in Your Research and Writing Projects
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you not making progress in your writing and research projects? Do you want to get unstuck and make progress? In this episode, I discuss five reaso...
Ep. 5: Legitimate and Illegitimate Feelings
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss how in our society and in academia, some feelings are labeled as productive and hence legitimate, and other feelings are co...
Ep. 4: The Power of Feelings
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss why feelings are so important, how they dictate what you will do or not do, and how to generate feelings that fuel your pro...
Ep. 3: How to Stop Procrastinating
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you done with procrastinating? Listen to this episode to find out why you procrastinate (no, it's not because you are lazy!) and get tangible...
Ep. 2: What Really Causes Stress
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explain that recessions, pandemics, editors, reviewers, students, or your kids do not cause you stress. Listen to find out what rea...
Ep. 1: Thinking In vs. About Your Project
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever stopped to estimate how much time and energy you are spending "thinking in your project" versus "thinking about your proj...
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09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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