Training for the marathon
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Journal of environmental law, 2024, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 19-22
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SCOTT, Joanne, Training for the marathon, Journal of environmental law, 2024, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 19-22 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/92778
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Writing for academic publication is a slog; a marathon not a sprint; or perhaps a number of marathons. And yet, there is no shortcut: it is always going to be 26.2 miles. So to set out to write a paper for publication is a huge undertaking and will represent a vast investment of time, energy and emotion. This is hardly surprising. As Catrin Owen points out in, running an actual marathon and running a PhD marathon share similarities in that they are both tough at times. But both have taught her to be more disciplined, to break down tasks into smaller chunks and to take time off without feeling guilty. The (scholarly) world is absolutely awash with knowledge, whether prosaic, critical or esoteric. To take your place in the great line-up of highly competitive knowledge producers is not a given or a right endowed by a certain number of years of learning or an institutional affiliation, a certain set of credentials or a class background. To be published is to earn that temporary and privileged place amongst a myriad of knowledge producers. The pheromones soar for a while until training for the next marathon starts. And yet in academia to publish is to advance and prosper and, more importantly, to secure that first firm footing on a career ladder.
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Published: 08 March 2024