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How I (sometimes) achieve academic work life balance
- kevintb 8y ago> I gave myself 9 hours per day to make progress on research. I gave the rest of my time to my family. I negotiated some exceptions with my wife (paper deadlines, conference travel, late meetings that others scheduled), Wait, missing a crucial detail here - so his wife was a SAHM, or a PhD student as well?
- notomorrow 8y ago> As students, we’d have fewer responsibilities and being under the poverty line, we wouldn’t get caught up in materialism. It’d be us, our love for our child, and our professional dreams. I guess, she was also PhD student.
- cbames89 8y agoI think an important aspect in this post is the idea of a maximum amount of time for a particular section. I've had some success using this to combat perfectionist tendencies. In addition, im currently going through grad school with 2 kids and reading about others who have made it is always good for maintaining the "can do" attitude.
- notomorrow 8y agoWhat is your tech-stack for to-do?
- cbames89 8y agoA clock, a piece of paper and a pen.