Iva CheungPublish AND perishThis post is part rumination and part self-indulgent whining, but it’s just enough about publishing that I can barely justify putting it on…Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
Iva CheungWhy academic conference posters suckI’ve been to dozens of conference poster sessions, but I struggle to think of a single thing I’ve learned from them. I don’t think I’m…Oct 24, 2017Oct 24, 2017
Iva CheungCustomer service as mental burden reliefIn an earlier post, I discussed how, when consumers spend money, they’re often really trying to buy peace of mind. To provide good customer…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Iva CheungThe fatigue of chronic illnessFatigue is one of the most common complaints of people with chronic illness. In fact, Canadians with osteoarthritis identified reducing…Dec 11, 2016Dec 11, 2016
Iva CheungGaslighting as weaponized mental burdenYou know how I said that good governments should aim to minimize their citizens’ collective mental burden? Yeah, about that.Dec 10, 2016Dec 10, 2016
Iva CheungPsychopathy and mental burdenI’m just spitballing here (OK, yes, this entire blog is me spitballing, but especially in this post, because I’ve found conflicting or…Dec 9, 2016Dec 9, 2016
Iva CheungEmotional labour and mental burdenA Metafilter thread about emotional labour — the work we do to manage feelings, relationships, and social capital — went viral in 2015…Dec 6, 2016Dec 6, 2016
Iva CheungThe Flynn effect, IQ, and mental burden“‘Pure’ science is seen as the highest form of enquiry, an idea that started with the Greek founding fathers of science when intellectual…Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016