{"id":1018,"date":"2024-04-17T09:06:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2024-04-17T16:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:36:28","slug":"tips-for-a-calm-end-of-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/teaching\/tips-for-a-calm-end-of-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for a Calm End of the Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Roxanne Donovan, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellacademic.com\/\">WellAcademic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; This is the time when the number of things that need to get done far exceeds the hours available to do them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pull is to accelerate: to forgo sleep and squeeze as much work as possible into every waking minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; these&nbsp;behaviors have problematic physical, psychic, and interpersonal consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There&#8217;s a better way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instead of speeding up, slow down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>prioritize sleep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>take 10-minute breaks every 60 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>schedule no-work lunch hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>go for a stroll around campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>leave work behind at 5 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As counterintuitive as it may seem, these self-care&nbsp;practices increase focus, reducing the time it takes to do all those tasks on your list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slowing down also results in less fatigue and frustration and more calm and connection &#8211; a state we all deserve to be in more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Well Academic Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Well Academic Framework \" class=\"wp-image-1040\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2024\/04\/ell-cademic-ramework-v26599df59522ca_lg.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Well Academic Framework<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your blueprint for building an abundant faculty life. It works even in terrain filled with systemic, institutional, and interpersonal obstacles. <br><strong>Hint:<\/strong> You need all 4 elements for sustainable progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the right priorites <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wellness routines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>values-based actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>time-saving systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Roxanne Donovan, founder of WellAcademic &#8230; This is the time when the number of things that need to get done far exceeds the hours available to do them. 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