tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post5301849614566333734..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Managing your time: how to make this semester different from all othersundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-78425875445156384502010-08-06T14:38:14.172-07:002010-08-06T14:38:14.172-07:00Dame Eleanor--now there's one I never thought ...Dame Eleanor--now there's one I never thought of for procrastination! If there were a blog called CRAFT FAIL or Craftwrecks, my projects would be on it. <br /><br />Historiann, your words deserve preservation. Does your mother read your blog? <br /><br />Nicole, I think you're right. If you do the work (like your colleague), they don't appreciate it, but if you don't, they brand you as selfish and get upset, as Historiann said.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-9969298025556538272010-08-06T06:34:47.350-07:002010-08-06T06:34:47.350-07:00I think that if you don't value your own time ...I think that if you don't value your own time and say yes to every service project that comes your way, then the other folks in your department won't value it either.<br /><br />One of my female colleagues killed herself with service work pre-tenure and you're right, it was never enough. Now that she's got tenure she's been shedding responsibilities and letting some of those older gentlemen in the department take them on. Not like they appreciated her when she was doing them, they're just upset she's stopped.<br /><br />I, on the other hand, took on only programs for which I was specifically needed (curriculum development for a core I teach) or would benefit me professionally (organizing a department brown-bag) and one that has a defined goal with set time (admissions committee). This year I'm adding one outside service to the university with a defined goal and set time (scholarships). That way I can say NO to the Women's faculty network which meets once a month and complains about the exact same things that it has been complaining about for decades but never actually does anything about (mostly that humanities professors get paid less than engineering professors).<br /><br />I get above average service ratings on my annual review.Nicolehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-20065448551946196822010-08-05T06:02:35.358-07:002010-08-05T06:02:35.358-07:00Love your idea of a sampler! I should set my moth...Love your idea of a sampler! I should set my mother to work on it. She's very crafty.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-66189209431671083892010-08-04T18:35:03.490-07:002010-08-04T18:35:03.490-07:00I could do the stitching as a procrastination proj...I could do the stitching as a procrastination project!Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.com