“There is never a point at which people will stop doubting you”: The Postscript

Each month, between interviews, I hop on the mic to share a new episode of The Postscript: a new section of Women of Letters I’ve been working on which features a life update from me + a behind-the-scenes look at my conversations with our recent guests.

IN THIS EPISODE, I talk about... 👇

• Finally having my tickets to Croatia booked (!)
• The search for an apartment
• New York Magazine’s article on how much money people make
• The importance of introducing structure into your routine when you’re making a major life change
• Why the myth of the straight career path is damaging
• The wrong thing to say when someone shares some big news with you
• The way to get closer to a ‘yes’ from the gatekeepers standing in the way of a goal
• My best advice for how to improve your writing
• ... and so much more!

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Jana M. Perkins, PhD, M.Sc., M.A., is an award-winning scholar and the director of Women of Letters. Her research has garnered over a quarter of a million dollars in funding from leading institutions across North America and the UK, including the University of Cambridge and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). As an academically trained data scientist with a background in classical literary scholarship, her expertise extends across disciplines to yield the unique analytical frameworks which characterize her approach. Her forthcoming first book, co-authored with Miranda Brun Hickman, will be published by Routledge.

Visit her online at janajm.com or @janajm on Instagram.

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Song: “Walk Through the Park,” by TrackTribe