Update from Stacey

I hope you found some time for rest and relaxation during the University holidays for Thanksgiving. I know I appreciated the time to cook and share a feast with family and friends.

As I returned to my emails after a break, I read an Educause article on burnout that I found helpful (if you can’t access the article, you may need to register, but the content is free). So often articles about burnout discourage me, but this one appealed to me with some practical and doable positive actions I can take. I won’t rehash the whole article here, but I encourage you to find a tip or two that will be meaningful for you. I’m focusing on the item about carving out time for reflection. Moving from Zoom meeting to Zoom meeting doesn’t leave a lot of time for reflection, so remembering to save some time in my day for this has been positive, and I hope to make a habit of it. Although it wasn’t part of the article, I’d also recommend a practice around gratitude. Check out the survey results in the ASR Staff Engagement article for some of the things we are grateful for.