[Originally posted on futuresinitiative.org on October 14, 2018] During a recent business meeting at the Futures Initiative, we spent 15-20 minutes sharing strategies for time management in a fishbowl activity. There are different ways to do a fishbowl: you can divide a class into discussants and listeners, where groups sit in different spaces in the room; or … Continue reading Strategies for Time Management
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STAR Method, or What Academics Can Learn from Project Managers, Part II
In a previous post, I talked about using Gantt Charts to map out dissertation timelines and estimate how long it will take you to meet short and long-term goals. All of that I learned from my fiancé, who works in a world of glass skyscrapers far different from mine. Over the past two and a … Continue reading STAR Method, or What Academics Can Learn from Project Managers, Part II
Gantt Charts, or What Academics Can Learn From Project Managers, Part I
When I met with a colleague to talk about her Orals, she very kindly told me she had no idea how I managed all of the things that I do. I admitted that sometimes I only just barely manage to do them, and I said exactly the same thing to her. We both juggle multiple … Continue reading Gantt Charts, or What Academics Can Learn From Project Managers, Part I
What Hiking Taught Me About Writing the Dissertation
It's March and it's snowing on top of the springtime buds (because March) and I'm getting that familiar itch telling me that it's time to go for another very long walk outside. Over the past two summers, I've completed two long section hikes (400 and 500 miles) of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) and I'm ready … Continue reading What Hiking Taught Me About Writing the Dissertation
