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Opinion: Unlearning and why you need to do it

Nov 30, 2023 | athabascau.ca | Alex Clark |Bailey Sousa |Bryan Alary

None of us are perfect, and we need to be able to acknowledge that and unlearn to improve, write Athabasca University’s Dr. Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa Keen to improve and succeed? If so, get ready to learn new things. But more than this, get ready to unlearn: to stop, change, or do less of the things that are getting in your own way. Unlearning is officially defined as: to put out of one’s memory. But at a deeper level, unlearning means change.
Unlearning: why you need to do it — University Affairs

Nov 23, 2023 | universityaffairs.ca | Alexander Clark |Bailey Sousa

Keen to improve and succeed? If so, get ready to learn new things. But more than this, get ready to unlearn: to stop, change, or do less of the things that are getting in your own way. Unlearning is officially defined as: to put out of one’s memory. But at a deeper level, unlearning means change. To be fair, unlearning is easier when what you’re changing is peripheral to your identity. However, other aspects of unlearning can disrupt us to our core.
Opinion: Is academic Imposter Syndrome an imposter?

Oct 3, 2023 | news.athabascau.ca | Bailey Sousa |Alex Clark |Bryan Alary

When we feel inadequate, we need to better understand the impact of our systems, write Athabasca University’s Dr. Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa Academia offers a million ways to feel bad about yourself. And if you want to push the “next big thing” in your field, get ready for next level rejections. Academic work is, after all, complex, demanding and diverse – with mind-blowing innovation and also mind-blowing conservatism.
Is academic Imposter Syndrome an imposter? — University Affairs

Sep 28, 2023 | universityaffairs.ca | Bailey Sousa |Alexander Clark

Academia offers a million ways to feel bad about yourself. And if you want to push the “next big thing” in your field, get ready for next level rejections. Academic work is, after all, complex, demanding and diverse – with mind-blowing innovation and also mind-blowing conservatism. Peers, workplaces, funders and students can all be messengers, seemingly on special missions to tell us that our sincere efforts and determination are not good enough.
Authentic respect in academia — University Affairs

Jul 28, 2023 | universityaffairs.ca | Bailey Sousa |Alexander Clark

The Happy Academic How to address microaggressions and discrimination. BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | JUL 28 2023 Ever felt truly unseen in a meeting? Passed over or patronized by passing comments?
Opinion: The art of getting a great summer break

Jul 11, 2023 | news.athabascau.ca | Bailey Sousa |Alex Clark |Bryan Alary

Athabasca University’s (AU) Dr. Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa share advice to help academics truly enjoy summer While some academics work through the quieter summer months, many of us prefer a genuinely refreshing summer break. But as we’ve written before, great summer breaks don’t just happen. Indeed, a fantastic summer break demands as much deliberate action and discipline as any part of our regular work.
Becoming an academic storm-chaser — University Affairs

May 12, 2023 | universityaffairs.ca | Alexander Clark |Bailey Sousa

The Happy AcademicHow to embrace fear and courage in your work. BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | MAY 12 2023Storm chasers stare into the eye of the most ferocious storms – then run, not away, but towards the ire. Their choice is supremely counter-intuitive to the very human instinct to seek comfort: to run away or for cover when faced with the truly frightening. But chasers know the risks are real and act despite them.
Six steps for stellar student-supervisor meetings — University Affairs

Apr 3, 2023 | universityaffairs.ca | Alexander Clark |Bailey Sousa

Effective, Successful, Happy AcademicGood ones don’t happen by magic. Aligning expectations in advance and being intentional can help. BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | APR 03 2023Student-supervisor meetings are vital but too often leave either or both parties with little sense of success and satisfaction. Most higher-degree students also experience stress and depression during their studies.
How to become a next-level listener — University Affairs

Mar 6, 2023 | universityaffairs.ca | Bailey Sousa |Alexander Clark

Effective, Successful, Happy AcademicWork better by listening more and talking less — not because it is easy, but because it’s valuable. BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | MAR 06 2023Is there a more important yet neglected skill than listening? Our hunger to speak is only surpassed by our thirst to be heard. Yet, in our academic work and workplaces, we focus far more on what we have to say.