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Also blogging at University Affairs Careers Café- The past and the future in the hiring process January 30, 2012 Jo VanEvery
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Tag Archives: time management
Managing your workload by creating containers
One way to get some control over how much time and energy you give to certain kinds of legitimate requests is to create a container for that kind of work.
Just as it is easier to store flour if you pour it into something with firm sides and a lid (so it doesn’t just flow all over the counter), some tasks can benefit from being contained in particular time periods or particular spaces. Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, gremlins, office hours, research, teaching, time management, writing
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Starting to think about working in teams
In my post about whether you even need a grant, I encouraged you to shift your thinking from the research you want to do (yourself) to the contribution to knowledge you want to make. That’s not an easy shift. And … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, delegation, Funding, humanities, research, time management, workload
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Planning when you have no goals
As so often happens, reading someone’s blog inspired me to write about something. Keri, the Dandelion Diva, is on sabbatical. And on her first day, she writes I am already in a bit of a panic about not get everything … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
I hope you had a relaxing break with at least some good food, trashy TV/movies/novels, good company or whatever restores you. It seems like everyone had some interesting weather. We had freezing rain on Boxing Day, and I keep seeing … Continue reading