This semester I decided to try to hold Thursdays and Fridays sacred and let them be writing days. Today was the first Thursday of the semester and here is what I did:
- Provided feedback on Master’s capstone projects
- Provided feedback on a PhD candidate’s job talk
- Provided feedback to a student applying to the PhD program on their materials
- Reviewed 3 PhD applications
- Responded to half a dozen email queries from undergraduate students
- Arranged to give a talk on campus
- Completed training for online teaching
- Wrote two reference letters
- Reviewed and discussed course scheduling for the fall
I did not do ANY of my own writing, and my inbox is still full. I feel like I could scream and I don’t know how I’m supposed to do all the things. This weekend’s mission: Search for new time-management strategies. Brutal ones.
Erin Clark Frost 