The Academic Imperfectionist
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Coaching, philosophy, and podcasting from @rebeccaroache.bsky.social
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I'm sorry to say that, due to illness, there will be no episode tomorrow 🤧🤒 If I can get on top of things, it will appear on Friday next week instead. By way of compensation, here is a photo of Bramble licking her nose.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm sorry to say that, due to illness, there will be no episode tomorrow 🤧🤒 If I can get on top of things, it will appear on Friday next week instead. By way of compensation, here is a photo of Bramble licking her nose.
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Is it growth or self recrimination?
Here's a thorny one. What if self-improvement is just a respectable-seeming form of self-rejection? The latest episode takes a look at how to ensure you're bettering yourself for the right reasons. Listen at www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/121 or in all the usual podcast places #academicsky
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Is it growth or self recrimination?
Here's a thorny one. What if self-improvement is just a respectable-seeming form of self-rejection? The latest episode takes a look at how to ensure you're bettering yourself for the right reasons. Listen at www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/121 or in all the usual podcast places #academicsky
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Here's a thorny one. What if self-improvement is just a respectable-seeming form of self-rejection? The latest episode takes a look at how to ensure you're bettering yourself for the right reasons. Listen at www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/121 or in all the usual podcast places #academicsky
Freshly-hatched new episode! And it's a corker: Professor Wendelien van Eerde on the science of procrastination. Stop your faffing and have a listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/120 #academicsky #procrastination #productivity #motivation
October 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Freshly-hatched new episode! And it's a corker: Professor Wendelien van Eerde on the science of procrastination. Stop your faffing and have a listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/120 #academicsky #procrastination #productivity #motivation
New episode! How does an academic philosopher get into coaching and podcasting? Listen and find out: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/118 #academicsky #podcast #coaching #perfectionism #productivity
September 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New episode! How does an academic philosopher get into coaching and podcasting? Listen and find out: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/118 #academicsky #podcast #coaching #perfectionism #productivity
New episode! Do you constantly struggle to work out how long things will take? It's more than just a planning problem. Help is at hand! Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts): www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/117
#academicsky #timemanagement #productivity
#academicsky #timemanagement #productivity
September 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
New episode! Do you constantly struggle to work out how long things will take? It's more than just a planning problem. Help is at hand! Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts): www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/117
#academicsky #timemanagement #productivity
#academicsky #timemanagement #productivity
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Academic Imperfectionist (a project by Dr Rebecca Roache—a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Uni. of London, & a trained coach who launched this platform with the aim to help people overcome perfectionism and flourish on their own terms) leaves X (916 followers)
Bluesky: @academicimp.bsky.social
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August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Academic Imperfectionist (a project by Dr Rebecca Roache—a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Uni. of London, & a trained coach who launched this platform with the aim to help people overcome perfectionism and flourish on their own terms) leaves X (916 followers)
Bluesky: @academicimp.bsky.social
Bluesky: @academicimp.bsky.social
I'm back with a new episode! Do you think of yourself as a procrastinator? If you do, then stop it. There's a better way to understand and overcome your struggles to get things done. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/116
#academicsky #procrastination #productivity #anxiety
#academicsky #procrastination #productivity #anxiety
August 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I'm back with a new episode! Do you think of yourself as a procrastinator? If you do, then stop it. There's a better way to understand and overcome your struggles to get things done. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/116
#academicsky #procrastination #productivity #anxiety
#academicsky #procrastination #productivity #anxiety
Friends, I'm about to take a summer break. Next episode will be 22nd August, when I'll be telling you some mind-blowing stuff about procrastination that you never realised you needed to know - don't miss it! In the mean time, here is Lou drinking from a tap. #academicsky
July 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Friends, I'm about to take a summer break. Next episode will be 22nd August, when I'll be telling you some mind-blowing stuff about procrastination that you never realised you needed to know - don't miss it! In the mean time, here is Lou drinking from a tap. #academicsky
I haven't been here for a while but the episodes haven't stopped coming! Do you worry that you haven't achieved enough? This is for you. Listen at www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/115 or wherever you get your podcasts! #academicsky #achievement
July 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I haven't been here for a while but the episodes haven't stopped coming! Do you worry that you haven't achieved enough? This is for you. Listen at www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/115 or wherever you get your podcasts! #academicsky #achievement
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#AcademicSky! I sing the praises of @academicimp.bsky.social whenever I can, but this weeks ep interviewing Joli Jensen about the challenges of focusing on writing is particularly good!
#93: Guest interview! Professor Joli Jensen on draining the drama from writing — The Academic Imperfectionist
Your Imperfectionist pal here has lost count of the times she's recommended
Joli Jensen's mind-bogglingly helpful book, Write No Matter What, to
struggling, anxious academics. So, she was the perfec...
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August 23, 2024 at 7:07 PM
#AcademicSky! I sing the praises of @academicimp.bsky.social whenever I can, but this weeks ep interviewing Joli Jensen about the challenges of focusing on writing is particularly good!
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Denne måneden har jeg skrevet om håp og trang som drivkrefter i akademia, bl.a. inspirert av @davidbrax.bsky.social og @academicimp.bsky.social og med henvisning til @annesigrid.bsky.social
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Trang, håp eller forhåpninger?
La oss snakke om det som driver oss i akademia.
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November 8, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Denne måneden har jeg skrevet om håp og trang som drivkrefter i akademia, bl.a. inspirert av @davidbrax.bsky.social og @academicimp.bsky.social og med henvisning til @annesigrid.bsky.social
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I found this very moving.
Are you kind to everyone except yourself? Philosophy can help you view yourself - and treat yourself - in the compassionate way you view others. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/78
#78: Fix your self-compassion with the metaphysics of personal identity (and an Aeropress) — The A...
Your problem with self-compassion: the one that leads you to be kind and
supportive to other people, but nasty and vindictive to yourself. One
reason you struggle with the 'self' part of 'self-compa...
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November 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I found this very moving.
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This, from @academicimp.bsky.social, is a useful reminder that you don't need to read everything before you write.
#99: Hey! What you reading for? — The Academic Imperfectionist
It's a familiar story. We're feeling stuck and out-of-our-depth with our writing, so we decide we'll go and do a bit more reading - just, you know, to soak up some of the wisdom out there and become b...
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December 2, 2024 at 1:13 AM
This, from @academicimp.bsky.social, is a useful reminder that you don't need to read everything before you write.
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Really interesting discussion on academic 'hope labour' from @academicimp.bsky.social
www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/96
www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/96
January 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Really interesting discussion on academic 'hope labour' from @academicimp.bsky.social
www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/96
www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/96
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Grey day on the patio. Painting, drawing and listening to the @academicimp.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Grey day on the patio. Painting, drawing and listening to the @academicimp.bsky.social
New episode! Is your fear of regret holding you back? It doesn't need to. It doesn't even make sense. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/81
#81: Are you trying to live a final draft life? — The Academic Imperfectionist
Are you hesitant to make certain changes in your life, like changing
careers or ending a relationship, because you don't want the time and
energy you've invested in your life so far to be wasted? If...
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March 8, 2024 at 9:22 AM
New episode! Is your fear of regret holding you back? It doesn't need to. It doesn't even make sense. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/81
Latest episode: are you procrastinating, holding back, stalling? Reflecting compassionately on why can help you move forward. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/80
#80: What are you so afraid of? — The Academic Imperfectionist
When you're procrastinating, reluctant to knuckle down and get on with your
work, taking way too long to do what ought to be a straightforward task, do
you respond with self-compassion and non-judgm...
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February 26, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Latest episode: are you procrastinating, holding back, stalling? Reflecting compassionately on why can help you move forward. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/80
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On Monday I'm going to be a guest on
The Guilty Feminist podcast, which is recorded in London with a live audience - come along!
Eleanor Conway
is also a guest. Tickets available here: shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30025/30026
The Guilty Feminist podcast, which is recorded in London with a live audience - come along!
Eleanor Conway
is also a guest. Tickets available here: shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30025/30026
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February 16, 2024 at 7:43 AM
On Monday I'm going to be a guest on
The Guilty Feminist podcast, which is recorded in London with a live audience - come along!
Eleanor Conway
is also a guest. Tickets available here: shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30025/30026
The Guilty Feminist podcast, which is recorded in London with a live audience - come along!
Eleanor Conway
is also a guest. Tickets available here: shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30025/30026
New episode! What my working pattern looks like today, vs how it was a few years ago before I started to work on my procrastination, inner critic, unrealistic standards, and all the rest. Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/79
#79: My imperfect but adequate working day — The Academic Imperfectionist
I keep getting asked what my working day looks like. You know, as if I've
cracked this whole productivity thing. I definitely haven't, but I have
managed to make positive changes over the past few y...
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February 9, 2024 at 3:29 PM
New episode! What my working pattern looks like today, vs how it was a few years ago before I started to work on my procrastination, inner critic, unrealistic standards, and all the rest. Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/79
Are you kind to everyone except yourself? Philosophy can help you view yourself - and treat yourself - in the compassionate way you view others. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/78
#78: Fix your self-compassion with the metaphysics of personal identity (and an Aeropress) — The A...
Your problem with self-compassion: the one that leads you to be kind and
supportive to other people, but nasty and vindictive to yourself. One
reason you struggle with the 'self' part of 'self-compa...
www.academicimperfectionist.com
January 29, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Are you kind to everyone except yourself? Philosophy can help you view yourself - and treat yourself - in the compassionate way you view others. Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/78
New episode: #78: Fix your self-compassion with the metaphysics of personal identity (and an Aeropress)! Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/78
#78: Fix your self-compassion with the metaphysics of personal identity (and an Aeropress) — The A...
Your problem with self-compassion: the one that leads you to be kind and
supportive to other people, but nasty and vindictive to yourself. One
reason you struggle with the 'self' part of 'self-compa...
academicimperfectionist.com
January 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM
New episode: #78: Fix your self-compassion with the metaphysics of personal identity (and an Aeropress)! Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/78
Feeling jaded because you've already ballsed up your new year resolutions? Here's a lifeline! Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/77
#77: Mediocrity is underrated! — The Academic Imperfectionist
Here we are, a third of the way through January. Have you slipped up on
your new year resolutions yet? Will you be kind to yourself if you do? Or
will you tell yourself that you're a failure, you ca...
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January 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Feeling jaded because you've already ballsed up your new year resolutions? Here's a lifeline! Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/77
Fun podcast story! After I drew on his work on failure in one of my podcast episodes, Costica Bradatan had his publisher send me a copy of his book! Really looking forward to getting stuck into this.
January 12, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Fun podcast story! After I drew on his work on failure in one of my podcast episodes, Costica Bradatan had his publisher send me a copy of his book! Really looking forward to getting stuck into this.
I'm back! First episode of 2024 is out. #77: Mediocrity is underrated! Your antidote to all that 'new year, new me' pressure you've been piling on yourself. Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/77
#77: Mediocrity is underrated! — The Academic Imperfectionist
Here we are, a third of the way through January. Have you slipped up on
your new year resolutions yet? Will you be kind to yourself if you do? Or
will you tell yourself that you're a failure, you ca...
academicimperfectionist.com
January 12, 2024 at 10:16 AM
I'm back! First episode of 2024 is out. #77: Mediocrity is underrated! Your antidote to all that 'new year, new me' pressure you've been piling on yourself. Listen: academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/77