Thriving Academics is a podcast for professors and academics who want practical tools for thriving in academia. Professor and Master Certified Coach Ulya Tsolmon combines her academic experience and coaching insights to focus on physical and mental wellness so that academics can create their best work and live their best life. Visit womenfaculty.com to learn more. Follow on Instagram @womenfaculty. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they are affiliated with.
Ep 16: The Sad Truth About Multitasking
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 better way to increase your productivity without losing your peace? Listen to this episode.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
9/27/2023 • 30 minutes, 18 seconds
Ep 15: Small Wins, Big Success
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.womenfaculty.com
9/21/2023 • 22 minutes, 41 seconds
Ep 14: ChatGPT, AI, and Academia
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, then this episode is perfect for you. In today's episode, I explain what ChatGPT is and how academics can use it to enhance their work.Grab this free guide to ChatGPT here: https://www.womenfaculty.com/podcast14 “Embrace GPT-3Future of AI unfoldsResearch and teach on.”-Haiku by ChatGPT Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
1/29/2023 • 30 minutes, 19 seconds
Ep. 13: The Academic Grind Culture
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 results than what it aims to accomplish. The grind culture comes with a high personal cost for the illusion of high productivity and status. Listen in to learn how to get out of the pull of the academic grind culture.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
1/12/2023 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds
Ep. 12: Life is a Box of Chocolates
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 of emotions, why this is okay, and how to choose feelings on purpose.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
1/8/2023 • 20 minutes, 11 seconds
Ep. 11: About Being Liked by Others
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 successful in your career? In this episode, I will discuss why everyone wants other people to like them, why it can be a problem, and how to think about this urge to be likable.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
11/3/2022 • 22 minutes, 58 seconds
Ep. 10: How to Process Student Evaluations
We know that using student evaluations for promotion decisions is problematic. In this episode, I offer some tips on how to process student evals given the system is not perfect so you can come out on the other side whole and with a winning strategy. Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/23/2022 • 28 minutes, 45 seconds
Ep. 9: How to Get Motivated Anytime You Want
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 fruitlessly waiting for motivation by sitting on a project and delaying your grading, listen in to find out how you can make motivation work for you now.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/23/2022 • 19 minutes, 33 seconds
Ep. 8: Time Travel Series: Back from the Future
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 ourselves. Learn how to use the magic of imagination to create the future that you actually want. Let's go!Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/21/2022 • 21 minutes, 7 seconds
Ep. 7: Time Travel Series: How to Change Your Past
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 to make the past work for us instead of against us. Let's go!Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/20/2022 • 18 minutes, 2 seconds
Ep. 6: How to Get Unstuck and Make Progress in Your Research and Writing Projects
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 reasons why you may be stuck and give actionable tips to get going. Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/19/2022 • 21 minutes, 41 seconds
Ep. 4: The Power of Feelings
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 productivity in a nourishing, enjoyable, and sustainable way.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/10/2022 • 15 minutes, 36 seconds
Ep. 5: Legitimate and Illegitimate Feelings
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 considered unprofessional, unproductive, and illegitimate. Stress and anxiety are feelings associated with hard work, but joy and excitement are discounted as potentially incongruent with productivity. Listen to how I explain that the opposite is true--how stress can literally kill you while joy and playfulness can unleash your highest productivity and create high quality of life.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/10/2022 • 12 minutes, 52 seconds
Ep. 3: How to Stop Procrastinating
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 strategies to stop procrastinating for good.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/6/2022 • 15 minutes, 41 seconds
Ep. 2: What Really Causes Stress
In this episode, I explain that recessions, pandemics, editors, reviewers, students, or your kids do not cause you stress. Listen to find out what really causes you stress and how to take power back over how you feel. This one concept will change everything for you.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/6/2022 • 13 minutes, 55 seconds
Ep. 1: Thinking In vs. About Your Project
Have you ever stopped to estimate how much time and energy you are spending "thinking in your project" versus "thinking about your project"? In this episode, I explain the difference and why noticing the difference can have a huge impact on your productivity and well-being.Visit our website and sign up for updates: https://www.womenfaculty.com
10/6/2022 • 12 minutes, 21 seconds
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