3/1, Monday:
Welcome, B.A.D.A.S.S.ers and accountability partners, to the blog of INTENSE MARCH (or as Alex put it, "March of Intensity," which sounds like we're going somewhere). The point of this absurd exercise (the blog, not the March) is to force myself to scrutinize my time management, and publicly/honestly describe it, so that this time is as productive as I want it to be.
Note that INTENSE MARCH extends until 4/5.
During INTENSE MARCH, I intend to accomplish the following things...
1) run three studies, including: (most of) the clothing study, the gum study, and the drink study.
2) work with Daniel, Angela, Matthew, Simon, Mirranda, Jackie, Sully and Erin (and perhaps others?) to run, initiate, and/or analyze studies of their own.
3) finish work on two manuscripts (the bipartisanship manuscript, the coalitions manuscript).
4) write two reviews.
5) apply for at least one and perhaps two Beck Grants.
6) initiate two major service projects: Science Cafe and Undergraduate Peer Mentoring.
7) complete various fairly important errands, like buying my house, registering my car, renewing my license, going to the doctor and/or dentist, etc.
8) exercise, at least a little bit.
Holy mackerel. Good thing I have those 5 extra days.
Anyway, the idea here is to, each day, record what I have done that day, and use the powers of pride and shame to motivate me to work efficiently and happily, to be as productive and stress-free as I can.
Thanks for helping! Comment at will.
Hey now, you said March of Intensity at the end of the initial email. Of course, I like getting credit for making things up, but credit where credit is due, sir.
ReplyDeleteI have a request, if it is not too much to ask: I'd like to get familiar with #4 & #5, so if you have time, and if at all possible, to send me drafts of how those things work. Mostly #5, really.
Good luck on the house-buying. Certainly the best market for it.
nice. i was thinking of doing something like this as well while my students do their self-management projects this semester.
ReplyDeletebut, what is the deal with buying a house as just a sidenote?! that took up 25% of my time from Jan-June of last year. ambition, my friend, ambition.