Archive - Publish Not Perish

Sometimes setting more goals is not the answer

How shifting from goals to experiments can transform your relationship with writing

Apr 2 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

March 2026

In Defense of Binge Writing

What if we binge write because it's a form of deep work, rather than just anxiety-ridden procrastination?

Mar 24 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

The Graveyard of Abandoned Writing Systems | Ep. 33

What repeated false starts can reveal about academic productivity advice and the lives it assumes

Mar 19 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

12:37

Why Productivity Culture Has Such a Stranglehold on Academia

Or: This Newsletter Is Not About Productivity

Mar 17 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

Feeling Like an Imposter in Academia Is Often Structural, Not Personal | Ep. 32

Why academic doubt often reflects opaque systems, shifting expectations, and hidden rules

Mar 12 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

11:56

Perfectionism Isn’t a Personality Trait—It's a Survival Strategy

Why perfectionism hits harder when the system wasn't built for you

Mar 10 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

Your Book Doesn't Need to Revolutionize Your Field | Ep. 31

On the fear that your ideas aren't new enough—and the impossible standard behind it

Mar 5 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

14:09

The Hidden Drain on Your Scholarly Energy

How to protect your cognitive energy for scholarship that matters

Mar 4 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

February 2026

What It’s Really Like to Work With Me in Book Coaching | Ep. 30

A look inside how I help scholars move their books forward with strategy, structure, and support

Feb 27 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

16:24

The Book-Writing Progress You Keep Ignoring

Why the work before the "real writing" is the real writing

Feb 24 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

The Hidden Cost of Too Many Projects at Once | Ep. 29

The challenge isn’t time management—it’s too many open tabs quietly draining your bandwidth.

Feb 19 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

11:24

Revision Isn’t Editing. It’s Thinking.

Why returning to your draft isn't evidence of failure—it's evidence of learning

Feb 17 • Jenn McClearen, PhD

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