Are you teaching all week, grading at night, and going to endless committees in between? Have you never taken a real vacation or enjoyed a weekend because you spend them “catching up” on research?

Hey co-authors! In this episode, we’re talking about how to manage your energy—not just your time—so your writing life becomes sustainable. Academia often rewards output over balance, but overwork doesn’t make us better scholars. Producing better does…and “better” takes time, rest, and energy.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize the hidden traps of academic overwork, from poor deadline management to becoming the “default helper” in your department.
• Identify how burnout disguises itself as busyness—and how it limits creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
• Audit your energy to understand when your focus peaks and dips, so you can match writing tasks to your natural rhythms.
• Use practical energy management tools like the “One Major Thing” rule, recovery rituals, and calendar strategies to protect your bandwidth.
• Spot and resist predatory academic behavior that thrives on your exhaustion and blurred boundaries.

Protecting your time and energy starts with you, but it can’t end there. Real change sometimes requires asking for institutional support or even walking away from environments that don’t value your well-being.

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