tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post241411669737959808..comments2024-03-27T02:24:30.591-07:00Comments on Get a Life, PhD: Feeling Overwhelmed? Take a break!Tanya Golash-Bozahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-90869292942076367782011-12-04T07:37:37.184-08:002011-12-04T07:37:37.184-08:00Good points, profacero. I am sure that there are d...Good points, profacero. I am sure that there are diminishing returns on our time investment in any project. The trick is to figure out when to stop and to avoid over-working to the point that we are no longer being productive.Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-47832388560256466892011-12-03T15:36:29.610-08:002011-12-03T15:36:29.610-08:00Yes. It's hard advice to follow in a workaholi...Yes. It's hard advice to follow in a workaholic context. I remember getting huge flak for doing it in graduate school and protesting: "But if I don't live this way, I will not be strong enough to make satisfactory progress to degree!" Yet I also remember feeling envious, even resentful of people who were *yet better* than I at following the same advice.<br /><br />How to follow it in non R1 contexts is my problem, because one has to sort of be 2 people at once: the R1 person and the regional comprehensive and/or SLAC person. It adds up to 1.5 jobs and at my university that is reflected in that we officially have a 60 hour work week. I have not figured out how to jockey all of this, but the principle still applies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-55748077857327300252011-11-21T06:10:36.458-08:002011-11-21T06:10:36.458-08:00I am very impressed by both your consistent produc...I am very impressed by both your consistent productivity and knowledge of the importance of taking a break! I think this is often, ironically, the hardest for post-docs, as the time one could work seems endless. Good for you!Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-51520115381482005182011-11-18T13:18:26.022-08:002011-11-18T13:18:26.022-08:00Love this!! I'm all about taking breaks from ...Love this!! I'm all about taking breaks from work and I think everyone should. We Americans are workaholics and it doesn't make us more productive, ironically!Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284865611859870958noreply@blogger.com