Work Life Balance amp;Time Management.ppt

Work / Life Balance Time Management Andrea Danyluk Williams College Carla Schlatter Ellis Duke University Andrea’s Story Time Allocation of a Work Day 5:30 Alarm goes off. Quiet time for email or work prep. 6:30 Everyone else is up. 7:15 Kids leave for school. Exercise 9:30 Work: teaching, research, meetings… Reserve 30-60 min for coffee or lunch with a friend 6:00 Quiet time at work - or - Participate in a kid’s activity 8:00 Family dinner time 9:00 Clean up email, paperwork at home 10:00 Work - or - Relax (Read, Crossword puzzle, tv…) Carla’s Story Time Allocation over a Career Time Allocation over a Career Time Allocation over a Career Seven places for your time Personal Partnership Family Home Job Friends Community Seven places for your time Personal Partnership Family Home Job Friends Community Seven places for your time Personal Partnership Family Home Job Friends Community Time commitments will differ Different focus at different colleges/universities Different focus at research labs vs. academia Time commitments will change Status of career Grad student Pre/post tenure Assistant / Associate / Professor Technical / Managerial / Administrative Single/Married Ages of children, parents, … Know your goals Know your long-term and short-term goals. Have goals for all your roles, not just work. Prioritize them. Post them where you can see them. A Prioritizing How To Get organized To-do lists Daily Projects Long term Set aside time (at the beginning of the day or end of the day) to review your schedule Keep a calendar I use a big ol’ month-at-a-glance desk calendar Let’s me see the “big picture” Break your day into manageable segments Be realistic about timing of tasks Allow time for interruptions and distractions Overcome procrastination Break your task/day into segments One-hour increments good Use a timer Reward yourself Overcome perfectionism Break your task/day into segments One-hour increments good Use a timer Reward Stop yourself “My flight w