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A lot of my anxiety around the academic job market dissolved when I leaned into *my* truth that I don’t want to move. I want to have a home, build roots, be close to family. Moving across the country every few years doesn’t jive with that. So I won’t pursue that kind of career.
I want to be clear, there is nothing wrong with making that decision for yourself. Many many many people do want that and indeed, thrive in that. I, personally, am not one of them. And for years I had profound anxiety because I knew being an academic might require me to move.
The moment I finally accepted that I don’t want to move, I want to establish roots where I am in NYC, and that the academic life might not offer that for me, I felt so, so free. Like a weight was lifted from my shoulders.
