Like me, do you experience a dramatic increase in stress regarding the number of assignments, courses, projects, and activities of a new semester? Do you find it difficult at the beginning of each new semester to adjust to the environment,…
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Starting off with a Bang: Suggestions for Beginning New Semesters
Posted in New Students, Productivity, Skill Development, Staying Well, Transitioning Tagged with: degree progress, Grad Student Life, productivity, professional development, time management, work-life balance
Where do I start? Strategies for writing effectively
Reading and writing are key components of life, curiosity, inquiry, and learning. Writing, in particular, is an important skill that is at the foundation of graduate student learning and professional life. However, writing is not easy; it is a lifelong…
Posted in Productivity, Skill Development, Student Perspective, Thesis Tagged with: degree progress, Grad Student Life, productivity, professional development, publish, Student perspective, thesis, time management
On Feeling Overwhelmed
As graduate students, you have to prepare for your courses, work on your research, and fulfill your teaching responsibilities. You may also need to spend time with your spouse/partner, children, family members, and friends. What about regular, daily household chores…
Posted in Overwork, Student Perspective, Time off Tagged with: expanding horizons, Grad Student Life, mental health, productivity, time management, work-life balance
Overcoming the Challenges with Distance Learning
Like me, many of you may be distance learning students; you are simultaneously working full-time and trying to complete a graduate degree that expands your knowledge and skills. Some of you may be on this educational journey to expand what…
Posted in Productivity Tagged with: degree progress, Grad Student Life, productivity, professional development, time management, work-life balance
A Short Guide to Living a More Efficient Life
How do I manage a more efficient work life? How do I navigate through competing priorities? How do I maintain my sleep while also accomplishing my goals? These are some of the many questions I am often asked. Personally, I…
Posted in Productivity, Skill Development, Student Perspective Tagged with: Grad Student Life, productivity, professional development, Student perspective, time management, work-life balance
On Five for Focus
As a graduate student, you’ll often be confronted with mentally challenging tasks. Your thesis, for example, demands you to write about difficult concepts, understand dense research articles, and analyze unruly data. Here are five strategies to help you focus so…
Posted in Productivity, Professional Development, Skill Development, Thesis Tagged with: productivity, professional development, thesis, time management
The Bermuda Triangle of productivity; stress, motivation, and time management;
Reflections on February I have two conflicting goals around this time. Goal one: get through a pile of work. Goal two: Since February is (typically) cold, I want to wrap up in my bed like a little cinnamon bun and…
Posted in General, Jobs and Careers, Student Perspective, Thesis, Uncategorized Tagged with: cinnamon buns, Grad Student Life, motivation, productivity, resources, time management
Waging a war on FINE
I came to a startling and dark realization during a recent conversation with a friend whose schedule was the most jam packed of any person I knew. I asked her how she was doing. She was listing the unfathomable amount…