Questions tagged [time-management]
Concerning the use of available working time to accomplish the greatest possible amount of work by improving efficiency, minimizing wasted time or procrastination, etc.
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Excel in both teaching and research as a junior faculty member
I am working as a junior faculty member in a tenure-track position at the Economics department of a mid-sized university in Asia where I am expected to excel in both teaching and research. I have ...
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As an advisor, how can I help students with time management and procrastination?
As an advisor, I've worked with students who have dealt with issues including time management, procrastination, and discouragement. (I've also dealt with some of these same issues myself.)
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What is the workload like when being a volunteer reviewer for NSF?
For those of us who have volunteered to review grants for the NSF, what was it like? E.g.,
How much time did it take for you?
How many proposals were you asked to review?
How long were the proposals ...
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What method for PI to track time spent on grant project?
What methods do PIs out there use to track time spent on a funded grant project for reporting purposes with the funding agency?
I'm specifically interested in the USA, for reference, if it varies ...
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How to deal with multiple supervisors and different expectations?
I'm a 3rd year PhD student in Australia. My primary supervisor did a little supervising during my candidature but now complains that I have not done enough work. He gave one of my aims (which I worked ...
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What is more important, one semester less or a top final grade? [closed]
So I (in Germany) have two options:
Option 1:
finish my bachelor's in Maths at a renowned university now, with a very good grade (1.x), but not a top grade ("ausgezeichnet")
finish my ...
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Is it possible to teach two different courses that meet almost at the same time?
Next semester my schedule has two courses that meet at (almost) the same time. One course meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9-10 am and the other one meets from Monday to Wednesday and Friday at 9-...
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How to pace myself on a project with no deadline?
I'm an undergraduate working on a project that's been in a backlog, so there isn't a real rush to get the project done or any sort of tangible deadline. The way things work at least from what I could ...
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To whom can I report an instructor who is teaching 35+ credit hours across five universities in one semester?
I have a prof who is teaching between five universities, full-time at one and adjunct at the others. This semester alone they're teaching over 35 credit hours, which is double a regular full-time ...
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What should I do when my PhD adviser sends me a paper to read?
I'm currently in a PhD program in Electrical Engineering. Sometimes, my adviser will send me papers with a small note such as "I thought this may be relevant to your work. Please have a look and ...
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How do you find time to conduct deep work weekly as a senior academic?
As seniority increases, admin tasks increase, and effective time for research decreases. There's no way around investing long hours in replying to e-mails, filling up budget forms, and screening/...
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How do you have time to hit the gym during your PhD?
I'm currently working as an accountant, I work out regularly, 6 times a week, and my gym sessions are around 1h, but I could reduce them to 30-40min if I'm focused. I'm about to start a PhD and I'm ...
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First year PhD Student: advices, recommendation, publication and conference [closed]
I started my PhD 3 weeks ago. I already read a lot of information, research papers, publication and so on regarding my topic, but I still don’t have a complete final idea about my topic. Before ...
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How to do research when your teaching workload is very high?
I finished my post-doc and am now faculty of computer science in India. My university was established just 5-6 years ago, and I was hired 7 months ago. My teaching workload is very high: two classes ...
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Time/work management resources for leadership role
I recently started a leadership role in a research institute, where I am responsible for supervising PhD students, obtaining funding and doing my own research. I'm struggling with time management/...
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