8th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Human beings are dreadful at estimating how long something is going to take. And, we are not good at estimating how long something actually took us to do. There are really only two ways to know how long you spend in a given week doing the myriad tasks that make up your life. Hire someone to follow » Read More
7th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Sharing writing with others is scary. Admit it. It is. We worry that we will be judged. We will! And, of course, this is the idea. If you want to just write in a diary and never share it with anyone else, then stop reading this article now. If, however, you are a writer who » Read More
6th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Do you ever worry about sharing your writing with others? Trade papers. You remember hearing that phrase in school, don’t you? “Alright children, trade papers.” You knew you were going to be grading or reading someone else’s paper and that child would be reading and grading yours. Find a partner who is also writing and see » Read More
5th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Would you like your life to be better this time next year than it is right now? Then it means you need to make plans for that to happen. Here are three question prompts to get you started: 1. Take a sheet of paper and write (and then respond) to the question, “What isn’t working too » Read More
4th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Do you have a planner? Does it include a calendar, i.e., both daily and weekly (or monthly)? Although most people think that a calendar is the heart of a planner, I still had to ask the question. Now, if you don’t have a planner, go get one and be sure it has all four of these » Read More
3rd April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Does it matter if your mental “pockets,” i.e., the difference between calm and crazed, have disappeared? Absolutely! No less than Aristotle said, “The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” How do you know if you have no mental energy pockets? Although it is different for all of us, there are some commonalities among human » Read More
2nd April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Although most faculty use many high tech innovations in the classroom, let’s not forget the necessity for some of the basic accoutrements. After a couple of years of hearing frequent requests for some basic office supplies and also recognizing that there were times I wished I had some sticky notes or whiteboard markers in a » Read More
1st April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Being a faculty member nearly always guarantees that you will be asked to write letters of recommendation for students. These can pile up and they can take quite a bit of time and energy if not productively planned for. Put these five practices in place and you will be more responsive (and less stressed!) Allot time » Read More
31st March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Everyone in business talks about delegating and unfortunately, very few are good at it. You can immediately increase your effectiveness as a delegator by integrating these tips into your repertoire. Delegate selectively. First, you have to consider whether a particular task even needs to be done at all. If so, you then have to determine who » Read More
30th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
If you are a faculty member, you can expect that students will ask you to write letters of recommendation for them. It is a part of the overall responsibility of being a professor and it is an honor to be asked. However (and let’s tell the truth), it can feel like a burden especially when » Read More
