Description
This is Episode #7 of the Anscombe’s Juggle podcast for parent-scholars looking to balance the demands of parenthood and academia. In this episode, Georgetown business professor Jason Brennan shares his secrets for publishing a lot in just forty-hour workweeks to free up more time for family and fun.
Chapters
0:00 - Intro and brief daily work schedule
2:16 - Family time schedule
3:52 - Highs and lows of hybrid work
4:25 - Learning productivity through parenting
7:45 - Useful non-monetary resources
12:13 - A warning about academia’s ‘cult of busy’
15:28 - How to prioritize writing and overcoming writer’s block
18:28 - Scheduling emails
19:35 - Regularizing manuscript innovation
22:10 - Determining how many hours you should work
27:50 - Logging hours/project progress
32:00 - Managing multiple projects over time
39:27 - Managing multiple children over time
42:34 - Coping with novelty across family and career stages
46:53 - Business lecture slides to save you time
For more resources from Dr. Brennan, see his book, Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia as well as his shorter popular pieces in the Philosopher’s Cocoon and Daily Nous.
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