What’s Your Hourly Rate, Professor?

3 steps toward a reality check.

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“Just because you’re better at doing something doesn’t mean you doing it is the most productive use of your time.”―Tiffany Dufu, Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

The ongoing atrocities of the past week, this time in Kenosha, have had me thinking about faculty health, and mental health in particular. Yes, student health is a precious and urgent need, but who will care for the faculty?

All too often, this issue falls on the shoulders of professors themselves. Until institutions respond, it, unfortunately, falls to you, as individuals — and hopefully small pockets of friends and allies — to care for yourself.

Step 1

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So you can say:

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The first step is to say “no” so you can say “yes” to your health. I know you’ve heard it before, but try listening…