{"podcast":{"title":"Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for  First-Gen BIPOCs","slug":"grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584","podcast_index_feed_id":20584,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/RhhQsM37","website_url":"https://www.gradschoolfemtoring.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7aa6f97b-c402-4bc4-88c4-e95fa121d9b8/f4529056-57a4-4c2c-bea2-668544537d87/3000x3000/updated-202021-2024-20grad-20school-20femtoring-20podcast-20logo-20cover-20art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Grad School Femtoring, LLC","episode_count":378,"summary":"The Signal Award-winning Grad School Femtoring Podcast provides first-generation BIPOC students and professionals with conversations about graduate school and growth to help you sustainably achieve your goals. I’m your host, Dra. Yvette Martinez-Vu, a first-gen Chicana, mama, neurodivergent, and chronically ill grad school and productivity coach, consultant, author and speaker. For over fourteen years I’ve been empowering first-gen students of color along their personal and professional journeys, and I’m really excited to support you too. Listen every Friday to solo and guest episodes where you’ll be listening in on inclusive grad school stories. You'll also learn more about grad school and academic success, career and professional development, personal development and mindset, productivity and time management, social justice and community building, wellbeing and mental health, money and financial literacy, first-gen student of color experiences, and more! This podcast is a proud member of the Genuina Media network. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and share this resource with a friend.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:17:12.596703+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584"},"episode":{"title":"354: Tracking Progress on Long-Term Projects When Motivation Is Low","slug":"354-tracking-progress-on-long-term-projects-when-motivation-is-low","published_at":"2026-01-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584/354-tracking-progress-on-long-term-projects-when-motivation-is-low","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584","url":"https://www.gradschoolfemtoring.com","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/genuina.simplecastaudio.com/aa1399a4-dc5e-4a57-840d-0cb1caf5259b/episodes/d2ab50c9-e023-431f-a1e2-bbc4eb6c8394/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=aa1399a4-dc5e-4a57-840d-0cb1caf5259b&awEpisodeId=d2ab50c9-e023-431f-a1e2-bbc4eb6c8394&feed=RhhQsM37","summary":"In this episode of the Grad School Femtoring podcast, I share various strategies to track progress on long-term projects like dissertations, publications, and other manuscripts, emphasizing the importance of accountability and externalizing progress. From time-based tracking and task checklists to visual cues and planners, I offer methods you can personalize to help you maintain momentum when motivation is low, feel accomplished no matter your pace, and celebrate any wins.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Grad School Femtoring podcast, I share various strategies to track progress on long-term projects like dissertations, publications,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1904,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584/episodes/354-tracking-progress-on-long-term-projects-when-motivation-is-low/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584/354-tracking-progress-on-long-term-projects-when-motivation-is-low.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}