Book contents
- Be a More Productive Scholar
- Be a More Productive Scholar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 You Can Do It
- 2 Get Solid Training
- 3 Find Your Path
- 4 Forge an Identifiable Research Program
- 5 Use Productive Research Approaches
- 6 Leverage Student Mentoring
- 7 Write Like a Star
- 8 Handle the Review Process
- 9 Manage Time and Life
- 10 Seek and Lend Support
- 11 Climb Down from the Tower
- Conclusion
- Appendix Meet the Productive Scholars
- Index
9 - Manage Time and Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2024
- Be a More Productive Scholar
- Be a More Productive Scholar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 You Can Do It
- 2 Get Solid Training
- 3 Find Your Path
- 4 Forge an Identifiable Research Program
- 5 Use Productive Research Approaches
- 6 Leverage Student Mentoring
- 7 Write Like a Star
- 8 Handle the Review Process
- 9 Manage Time and Life
- 10 Seek and Lend Support
- 11 Climb Down from the Tower
- Conclusion
- Appendix Meet the Productive Scholars
- Index
Summary
Productive scholars establish a routine, a rhythm, that boosts productivity. Most preserve morning hours to tackle their most intellectually demanding tasks and push more routine tasks like meetings and teaching to the afternoon. Most work 40-50 hours per week, though some work more, with about half that time focused on research activities. Productive scholars set goals, prioritize tasks, and orchestrate to-do list plans for reaching them. They are efficient. They fill large time blocks and small time pockets with scholarly work. They take breaks to keep fresh but don’t procrastinate. Productive scholars have learned to say “no” to invitations that interrupt priorities and other time-killing tasks and distractions. Most productive scholars seek and attain a healthy work-life balance that includes time for family, mental rejuvenation, and physical activity, and they lead stable lives marked by routine. Some, however, find it difficult to disengage from work. Female scholars, perhaps because of societal norms, are particularly challenged in attaining a work-life balance.
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- Be a More Productive Scholar , pp. 191 - 219Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024