The Academic Imperfectionist
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The Academic Imperfectionist

by Rebecca Roache

The Academic Imperfectionist combines philosophical analysis and coaching insights to help you dump perfectionism and flourish on your own terms. Your host is Dr Rebecca Roache, a coach and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of London.

100 episodes
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#128: Professor Katrien Devolder on why you're wrong about laziness
1:06:36 Mar 13, 2026
2
#127: Professor Polaris Koi on why self-control is not what you think it is
1:17:21 Feb 20, 2026
3
#126: Why you should care about emotional frailty
23:52 Feb 6, 2026
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#125: Your moral gerrymandering is hurting you
34:03 Jan 23, 2026
5
#124: Dr Dana Klisanin on wild willpower and drawing resilience from nature
1:16:42 Jan 9, 2026
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#123: What do you have to brag about?
23:58 Dec 19, 2025
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#122: Write it down, make it happen
32:09 Dec 5, 2025
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#121: Is your self-improvement self-rejection in disguise?
22:39 Nov 14, 2025
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#120: Professor Wendelien van Eerde on the science of procrastination
1:07:29 Oct 17, 2025
10
#119: All about coaching
29:53 Oct 3, 2025
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#118: The Academic Imperfectionist origin story
27:08 Sep 19, 2025
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#117: Intervention for inept time management
33:09 Sep 5, 2025
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#116: Procrastination is a bad idea
28:15 Aug 22, 2025
14
#115: Who cares about achievement?
22:13 Jul 25, 2025
15
#114: Ego, resentment, and recognition
21:45 Jul 11, 2025
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#113: What if you don't have good habits?
24:43 Jun 27, 2025
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#112: David Hume and the battle between reason and passion
23:57 Jun 13, 2025
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#111: Erving Goffman, Instagram, and the Real You
20:23 May 30, 2025
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#110: How to sabbatical like a pro, with Professor Bethany Wilinski
1:06:01 May 16, 2025
20
#109: Productivity, golden eggs, and inner critics
21:51 May 2, 2025
21
#108: Your writing warm-up
24:59 Apr 18, 2025
22
#107: The problem with your sense of entitlement
15:16 Apr 17, 2025
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#106: Do you know how much you can control?
22:39 Mar 21, 2025
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#105: Professor John Sellars on how to live like a Stoic
1:16:55 Mar 7, 2025
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#104: Kate Ahl on what academics talk about in therapy
1:26:13 Feb 21, 2025
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#103: Tony Stubblebine (CEO of Medium) on how to find, build, and engage your audience
1:11:49 Feb 7, 2025
27
#102: Professor Stephanie Dunson on levelling up your writing process
1:15:38 Jan 24, 2025
28
#101: Professors Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea on the absolute basics of doing research
1:20:26 Jan 10, 2025
29
#100: What I've learned about perfectionism
23:45 Dec 13, 2024
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#99: Hey! What you reading for?
22:45 Nov 29, 2024
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#98: Guest interview! Dr Debbie Sorensen on battling burnout
1:14:42 Nov 15, 2024
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#97: When failure of inspiration strikes
26:07 Nov 1, 2024
33
#96: Guest interview! Dr David Brax on the dangers and inequalities of 'hope labour'
1:05:02 Oct 18, 2024
34
#95: The perfectionism-busting power of hobbies
32:04 Oct 4, 2024
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#94: Postcard from the Costa del Burnout
21:21 Sep 20, 2024
36
Announcement!
1:00 Sep 6, 2024
37
#93: Guest interview! Professor Joli Jensen on draining the drama from writing
1:08:46 Aug 23, 2024
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#92: Your writing-anxiety Sliding Doors moment
23:14 Aug 9, 2024
39
#91: Sartre, 3pm, and writing off writing days
24:52 Jul 26, 2024
40
#90: The surprising productivity of rest
19:08 Jul 12, 2024
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#89: Doubting your willpower is holding you back
19:56 Jun 28, 2024
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#88: How to be a quitter
18:04 Jun 14, 2024
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#87: You're overlooking your unique value
20:55 May 31, 2024
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#86: Every Academic Imperfectionist episode, summarised
19:32 May 17, 2024
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#85: The fundamental attribution error is ruining your life
15:30 May 3, 2024
46
#84: The underappreciated value of waiting for success
20:06 Apr 19, 2024
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#83: How to be happy
23:25 Apr 5, 2024
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#82: Stop policing yourself
19:45 Mar 22, 2024
49
#81: Are you trying to live a final draft life?
19:01 Mar 8, 2024
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#80: What are you so afraid of?
16:03 Feb 23, 2024
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