The title seems a little contradictory. How is it that you can get more work done, but spend less time working? According to a New York Times article about a study from the University of Toronto Scarborough, it is because small breaks make you more efficient. The study authors suggests that the brain “becomes fatigued after sustained use and needs a rest period before it can recover, he explains — much as a weight lifter needs rest before doing a s
Submitted By: peryan79
Submitted By: peryan79
Submitted By: peryan79
Happy New Year! It is time for the annual tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Often the theme of resolutions is to better oneself through eating better, exercising more or changing a habit that drives us crazy (this will be the year that I paste every gel into my notebook and stop using paper towels for my calculations!). While healthy bodies and well organized notebooks are great things, we encourage you to resolve to prioritize advancing your career. Do you need to make a decision about what to do after your training? Do you need to network more and/o
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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know!” The old adage, while certainly over simplified and perhaps a little cynical, is an important reminder that often the one break a person needs to get started in a career is a personal connection to that first opportunity. In the age of online social networking, the connections we have are often impersonal and disingenuous. A person who is merely a number in you connection list is not likely to prove to be reliable or effective in helping you advance your career.
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For the final post of our conversations with NIH trainees about having a family during their training period we asked:
Do you have any advice for NIH trainees thinking about starting a family?
Their answers:
Submitted By: Lori Conlan
The second part of our series about having a family and being a trainee asks the question:
What were the challenges you faced?
Submitted By: Lori Conlan
This is the first of a three part series about having a family during the time of your scientific training.
When is the right time to start a family?
Submitted By: Lori Conlan
Recently, a client approached me expressing her need to manage her time more effectively. She felt overwhelmed with all of he projects she was juggling at work, and as a result, felt that she wasn't doing any one of them as well as she could. I could certainly relate--there have been many times in my career when I have felt swamped, juggling so many projects I was unsure where--or even how--to start. In my research for this client, I found the most intriguing time management tool...a tomato.