by Damien | Jul 31, 2023 | Career, Time management, Work-life balance
End of a cycle We are currently at the end of a cycle that is bringing a lot of changes in the world (see Ray Dalio). Before a new order and a new era come, there will be most likely difficult times for quite a few years. This process started in 2008 with the... 
by Damien | Apr 9, 2023 | Career, Time management, Work-life balance
The “wheel of life” is a powerful tool that will not only help you to evaluate each aspect of your life, but it will also help you to set goals in your areas of personal and professional interest, and live a balanced life. The first time I did this exercise I was... 
by Damien | Oct 23, 2022 | Time management
Multi-tasking is not being more efficient One of the main challenges for new faculty staff is to adapt to multi-tasking. PhDs and post-docs mostly work on an individual project, sometimes helping a graduate student with their project but most of the time they work on... 
by Damien | Jun 18, 2022 | Career, Time management, Work-life balance
My burnout experience: Four years ago, I took an unpaid leave of absence from my position as Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. There were many reasons behind this decision, including Brexit and other personal reasons, but certainly one of... 
by Damien | Apr 7, 2022 | Career
Grant writing for promotion: In the many discussions we have had with academics from assistant professor to full professor, the biggest challenges faced by everyone are either time management or grant writing. It is the latter that we would like to address today....
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