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"It is as though the "P" in Ph.D. stands for Postponement." Take care of yourself this weekend. Give yourself something you've been putting off.

We talk a lot about the way sleep functions as a necessary part of learning, but the way sleep helps us handle stress also seems important when dealing with our overcommitted, underslept students and colleagues.

"instead of dog-paddling toward your writing goals, take the time to master the mechanics of the process. Getting intimately familiar with your writing process can make writing not only more efficient but also more enjoyable."

A provocative essay with interesting ideas about the way we organize our time. Do current students have the active listening skills which the author seems to assume, and if not, are we doing enough to help them build those skills?

"To be seen, valued, and included was a critical aspect of their career satisfaction and affected the degree of connection they felt to their campuses." Great article from Kenyon's Jan Thomas and her collaborators.

If you're feeling the weight of the semester coming down on you, you're not alone.

Here are three actionable ideas for white teachers who would like to support Black teachers and students right now.

Interesting study showing the importance of consistent sleep in the weeks and months before exams, and not just the night before or catching up on weekends. Your bleary-eyed colleagues at the CIP suspect we would see this effect among faculty and staff as well.

How are you recharging? If the summer lets you recharge differently, how can you bring some of that forward with you?

"What if you decided that difficult times call for radical self-care? In other words, start with a basic assumption that your health is your top priority. Without it, nothing else is possible." Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers suggestions for maintaining your health in times of crisis.

From Maha Bali, a reminder that the interstitial time between events is important, not just dead air. Are you finding ways to hold that time, and conducting your classes and meetings in ways which help protect it for others?

A set of principles which apply not only to science labs but any collaboration, department, and scholarly organization. The rules are, of course, not "simple" to do at all, but they are clearly stated and explained.