A growing compilation of useful sources for parent-scholars
A growing compilation of useful sources for parent-scholars
"Happier Hour" by Business professor Cassie Holmes (UCLA) on the minimal discretionary time for staying sane. Podcast summary with psychology professor Laurie Santos (Yale)
See also Cassie's time tracking templates for diagnosing where your time goes.
Computer scientist Cal Newport's (Georgetown) Planning System for the year/week/minute
He also sells time block planners for minute-to-minute planning. Here's a description of the process & screenshots of what it looks like.
To understand the problem: social psychologist Ashley Whillan (Harvard) on understanding time poverty.
Georgetown philosopher Jason Brennan's "Good Work if You Can Get" (esp. Chapter 3) provides recommendations on how to prioritize and on saying no to avoid unproductive overwork
Computer scientist Cal Newport (Georgetown) on how to file emails & when to read them. He's written a lot on this subject; here's an exemplary podcast episode.
He has recently added Cora, an AI app that filters inboxes
For an accurate look inside the mom-scholar life, see Tania Lombrozo's NPR article discussed in EP. 17.
"I Know How She Does It" by Laura Vanderkam summarizes insights from time diaries of 1001 women in competitive industries like academia. Here's a TED talk on it too.