94. Making Space for Progress: The Amazing Power of Focused Effort

01/06/25 • 16 min

Happy New Year 2025!
Let's start 2025 strong with practical strategies for creating focused, intentional progress in both your PhD journey and family life.
Learn how to create sacred spaces for your academic work, maximise "micro-progress" moments, and develop family-friendly boundaries that honour both your studies and your loved ones.

Key Takeaways:

Create dedicated distraction-free spaces for maximum productivity
Make the most of short, focused work sessions
Establish visible boundaries that respect both work and family time

This is an episode you won't want to miss! Plus, stay tuned for an exciting announcement coming very soon that will help Scholarly Mamas®, like you, make purposeful progress in 2025 and beyond :-).
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Key Takeaways:

Create dedicated distraction-free spaces for maximum productivity
Make the most of short, focused work sessions
Establish visible boundaries that respect both work and family time

These are our journeys of becoming!

Send me a text message.

Support the show

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Read the related blog post here: From Stuck and Stressed To Submitted: How I Finished My PhD Thesis As a Mama of 3
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