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This invaluable source book offers guidance, support and advice for those contemplating or involved in academic careers. The contributions provide rich, personal, sometimes poignant and often humorous accounts of shared and unique experiences of those in the world of academia.
Dealing with the Overenriched Work Life
Dealing with the Overenriched Work Life
Several years ago, when I was doing research on the topics of job stress and burnout, I occasionally received calls from newspaper reporters and practitioners in organizations asking me to speak about stress management. Hearing myself say things like, “We don't really know a great deal about which stress management techniques work well” and “You might want to call someone who conducts time management workshops,” I should have known that this was a topic to learn more about. Each of us should probably go to one those workshops. Unfortunately, I never did. Instead, I've been learning about time and stress management the slow way—through experience. When the editors of this volume asked me ...
