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who enjoys academic work? (sshh, I do)
I found myself this week wondering if it is acceptable to come clean about what’s good about being in higher education. And just as I was thinking this three other things happened. The first was that I hung around #ecrchat, … Continue reading
Posted in academic life, motivation, pleasure, time
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