Work / Life Balance & Time Management: Andrea Danyluk Williams College
Work / Life Balance & Time Management: Andrea Danyluk Williams College
Work / Life Balance & Time Management: Andrea Danyluk Williams College
Time Management
Andrea Danyluk
Williams College
Carla’s Story
Home
Job Just chores (cleaning)
Friends Enjoyable tasks (cooking, gardening)
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
Urgent = deadline
your goals
Exercise Cook dinner
Check email (again) Minor committee
Surfing web or TV meeting
Waxing floors Answering phone
Shop sales event
Urgency
“It’s not enough to know the projects you’re
working on.”
Andrea’s family
Exercise
Carla’s
family