#8,5; writing plan for Autumn 2026

Today I have had an article writing day which I have mostly used for planning. I completed the writing plan for Autumn 2026, which amounts to 13 book writing days and 17 article writing days, and altogether 30 writing days. This is not so much altogether (in comparison, I first planned for 45,5 writing days Autumn 2024), and involves less time for article writing days than I originally hoped for. That is partly because I am working overtime this Autumn with extra course coordinator, teaching and grading duties, and partly because contributing to the production process for my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism, takes more time than I first planned for (as it turned out during checking of copy-edited files). I have adjusted article writing plans for this Autumn accordingly.

I also did a little work related to an article in process on a culturally sensitive Human Development Index (CSHDI) which I am co-authoring.

This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 8,5 including 3,5 article writing days.

#54,5

Today I have had an article writing day with some 500 words added to the environmental semiotics chapter I am co-writing with Jonathan Beever, which we are finishing and submitting today. This brings the final accumulated number of writing days this Autumn (starting July 1st) up to #54,5, with a total of 22,5 of the writing days devoted to article writing, and 32 writing days devoted to book writing.

December totals: 6.152 words written

Autumn totals: 42.010 words written

Year totals: 98.777 words written (the most on record)

Sixth Ex.phil. seminars

Today I have given the sixth seminar in Ex.phil. this Autumn, at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, in two rounds. The course is part of the bachelor in psychology as well as the year-long study in psychology. Today´s topics included feedback on the compulsory assignment that I recently assessed and exam preparations.

This concludes my teaching this Autumn semester.

#1

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 600 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the first writing day I´ve had this Autumn (the second half of the year).

#24

Today I have had an article writing day, with some 800 words added to the article "Når gode råd er plagsomme: Regjeringens holdning til ekspertråd i omstridte politiske saker", which I am co-writing with Svein Tuastad. So far this Autumn I have had 24 writing days including 11 article writing days. 

Altogether I have now logged more than 14.000 words written this Autumn, and more than 40.000 words this year.

#0,5

Today I have had half an article writing day devoted to work on my second Henrik Steffens chapter, "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene", with some 200 words written. This is my first (half) writing day this Autumn, on my first day back at work.

#35; 2023 totals (words written)

Today I have had what ended up as half a writing day. The total for Autumn 2023 is then 35 writing days, with all whole and half days added up. 

Altogether I logged 11.986 words written this Autumn. With a further 23.377 words written in Spring, this brings this year´s total up to 35.363 words. This compares to 42.112 words in 2019, 84.739 words in 2020,  41.178 words in 2021, and 32.607 words in 2022. At some 35.000 words, this year´s total is only slightly higher than last year´s total.

The figure below shows my "most written texts" this Autumn, in number of words.

#1

Today I have had the first work day, and first writing day, in the Autumn semester (which officially only begins mid-August), with writing plans made for the Autumn, and a little work on our GDP review article and my UNDP letter.

Autumn plans including writing plans

I have made calendar plans for writing this autumn, with 35,5 writing days scheduled as of now, including 3 now in July. Also this Autumn, I plan to present at 6 conferences (including 1 digitally and 1 locally, 4 abroad), and I will give a full course.

#27,5; ca. 12.000 words written this Autumn

Today I have had writing day no. 27,5 this Autumn, devoted to work with research assistant Jan Karlstrøm and minor revision of my Steffens chapter - and the final writing day of the term. Altogether I have written some 11.826 words this Autumn, which is less than usual.

2 meetings; 7 this week; 197 + 3 this Autumn

Today I have attended 2 scheduled appointments. This week I have had 7 meetings, and one day of sick leave. Altogether this Autumn I have attended 197 meetings and 3 conferences.

#49,5 - Spring 2021 totals

Today I have had another writing day, the last this Spring, as I account for it (January to July). I proof-read my Norwegian language CCS article "Karbonfangst i lys av generasjonsrettferdighet", amongst other things (the article is to be published in September).

Total number of writing days this Spring is up to 49,5 (vs. 52 originally planned). In comparison, I had 54 writing days in Spring 2020. I have written a total of 25.819 words (compared with 45.161 words in Spring 2020).

For the autumn of 2021 (August to December), I am planning 37 writing days.

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#39,5 - 2020 totals: 94 writing days; 84.739 words written