I just got off the phone with a client, and we went over several aspects
of time management. These issues pop up repeatedly with faculty and
graduate students alike.
She had been filling her to-do list with tasks to finish this week. As a result, she was working far too many hours and never feeling caught up. I suggested that she:
She had been filling her to-do list with tasks to finish this week. As a result, she was working far too many hours and never feeling caught up. I suggested that she:
- Set generous deadlines for self-generated (as opposed to assigned) activities.
- Make a schedule for the week, where she assigned herself specific times for working on items, e.g. Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 work on committee agenda.
- See the deadlines as something that will change as she learns more about her tasks.
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