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This episode carries a content warning... best not to listen if
hearing about the pain of losing a job is triggering for
you.

Jason's job has been 'dis-established' and we get real with the
state of universities and what it's like to lose a job you love.
In this epic, no holds barred discussion Inger recounts her
perception-shifting experience of being unfairly treated as a
young academic and Jason reflects on how to approach work when
you have had the veil ripped from your eyes. 


We went long on this one - it ended up being 1hr and 45m  -
so we’ve edited for length. Our regular ‘work problems’ segment
has been snippety-doo-dah’d and we’ll hold it over for next
episode where we’ll double down on practical, implementable
productivity hacks to help you live a more balanced life.



Jason mentions:


The Precariat: the new dangerous class by Guy Standing


Inger mentions:
How to be an academic - her (now poorly named!) book
where she talks about the university as a bad boyfriend

Cal Newport's latest podcast Episode 32 Habit tune up.

How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour
Movement and the Neoliberal Project - Elizabeth Humphreys


Her nice new desk lamp that doubles as a Zoom lighting rig
(Instagram)


‘Is it Do You Have ‘Zoom Fatigue’ or Is It Existentially Crushing
to Pretend Life Is Normal as the World Burns?’ by Devon
Price 


Digital Minimalism: choosing a focused life in a noisy world -
Cal Newport 


John Perry’s structured procrastination essay





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