I want to share a post I just shared with students on our DCU Connected Humanities programmes, as it may resonate with or be useful to others on either side of the staff-student line:
The current circumstances under which we are all living are unprecedented and we are all having to adjust to a new and often difficult way of being. Even for those of us who are used to studying and/or working in our homes things are now different as, for example, our families are there, all the time, working spaces have to be shared with others, children have ridiculous demands like being fed several times a day and possibly even homeschooled, etc. On top of that, we are anxious about our own safety and that of our other loved ones during a pandemic, especially those in vulnerable categories. I just want to say that, to the greatest extent possible, enage in some self-compassion and take care of yourself during these tough times.
To that end I want to first highlight a webpage put together by DCU Student Support and Development aiming to help you get organised while at home (although I think some of you could teach that class to others!).
Second, I want to direct you to some resources from a Work Psychologist, Dr Richard MacKinnon, whose work I have personally found useful (I use the approach he advocates around productivity and psychological flexibility). He recently gave a webinar about working at home in the current crisis and the recording can be found here in this blog post. He also discussed this topic in a recent podcast, which is here. I benefited from listening to these and so I want to share them with you.
Best,
James
The Third Space 