Rage stage! Great term. Funnily enough I start with the small stuff to make me feel like I can do it... but I should definitely try to 'eat the frog' and get to the main problems...

It's always so fascinating to hear other people's approaches. I have to draft the letter first, as a kind of working to-do list. That drives me to get on and edit, but... this time round trying to think straight whilst literally waiting for contractions is a bit ridiculous, haha!

@michaeletter.bsky.social may be useful to you

If it takes as long to get to a full professor as it took me to get to from associate prof to reader, then yes!

Thanks Josie! And welcome to bluesky, it's quite nice :)

Thank you! I need to think how to translate what a Reader is into the normal world. Baby professor? Professor-In-Waiting?

Hahaha. My mum said "You've been doing that since you were four".

The Strand is looking different

Thanks Stefano!

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Yes I can see when it would be helpful in that case. I guess one meta-worry I have is that journals will come to *expect* ever-larger datasets as a result of growing AI use, without the reflection of what is lost, or unique, about qualitative, smaller studies.

At the risk of sounding like a luddite, AI involvement in most of qual research is worrying. We lose understanding, depth & human connection with the research at every stage. Urgh.

Haven't seen one yet... you folks are my second family so would be so helpful!

Feel your pain here!