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Calm productivity for academics

Tag: skill development

  • Use research projects to build academic skills

    Design small research projects, structured around the features of deliberate practice, to help build academic skills.

  • Developing a systematic approach to academic skill development

    Discover how academic skill development goes beyond mere experience. Learn the four essential elements of expertise development and how to apply them to crucial academic skills like writing, email management, and meeting facilitation. Get practical strategies for creating your own expertise development system, even without institutional support.

  • Cal Newport: So good they can’t ignore you

    In So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Cal Newport argues that true career satisfaction comes from building rare, valuable skills rather than “following your passion.” For academics, focusing on skill development rather than elusive passions fosters control, mission, and fulfillment in higher education careers, where impact and autonomy matter most.