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Share Your Goals for Greater Accountability
Do you ever promise yourself that you’ll do something, only to let it slide? Many of us have good intentions that we don’t act upon. One way to clarify your commitments and to take action towards your...
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From the Archives: Summertime, Summertime
Whether your summer plans involve writing, teaching, travel, or relaxing, we’ve got something in the ProfHacker archives to help. Plan Your Time: Anastasia points out that we often fall prey to an...
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Pick One Thing
So we’re almost at the middle of the month…did you make any New Year’s resolutions? How are you doing with them? The start of a new calendar year and a new academic semester offer all kinds of...
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Tools I Use: Full Year Wall Calendar
Does your current calendar system help you to visualize your fixed commitments and see where your schedule has space or flexibility? Can you think about what you’ll be doing in July in relation to...
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How Will You Wrap Up Summer?
The academic summer season has less to do with the solstice and equinox than with the academic calendar and the changes in population, traffic patterns, building hours, professional duties, and...
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Commit to Your Calendar
When you glance at your calendar for next week, what do you see? Is it mostly empty except for a couple of meetings on Thursday, but you know that you have classes to teach on Monday and Wednesday? Or...
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Pause, Clarify, Decide
Professionals in every field today often find themselves overwhelmed by the flood of incoming information, opportunities, and tasks. Most of us want to do more than just keep up with the inbox — we...
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Year-End Reflection
The end of the semester is a natural time for reflection and planning, and with the calendar year drawing to a close, you may feel added impetus to review the past four, six, or twelve months. Review...
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Three Words for the New Semester
One of my favorite things about the rhythms of academic life is that we get to start fresh several times a year. A new semester brings new students, new courses, new research opportunities, and the...
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Three Steps for Creating a New Habit
We’re seven weeks into the new year, and the January crowds at your gym or yoga class are probably starting to thin out now. Many people’s New Year’s goals have been set aside, maybe due to...
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