Reorganize for your PostdocTransformation

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maybe you can relate: Do you have time to think about #LifeAfterAcademia, while earning your PhD? You probably don't. At least, many of my coaching clients tell me today, that they had not time to think about anything but the research.

Let's change this for YOU - NOW!

"We're going to break down strategies so that you can reorganize your year, your semester, your quarter, months, and even weeks to help you maximize productivity, reduce stress and achieve a healthy work-life balance to reduce the possibilities of mental health issues."

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In this episode of the PostdocTransformation Show, you learn how to reorganize your research and teaching experience to prepare best for your career transition from academia to business.

Prof. Dr. Eleonore Soei-Winkels highlights strategies to align your academic calendar according to your vision of life, emphasizing the importance of productivity, mental health and networking with key people.

She illustrates her own graduate school journey to showcase effective time management and work-life balance.

You are encouraged to embrace technology, learn from role models, and explore personal branding, ensuring a seamless transition from science to business opportunities.?

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Some highlights of this episode:

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[00:08:51] Let's think about it. How can you create a collaborative assignment so that your students can work in groups on the tasks that I have just alluded to? That involve both teaching and research elements. For instance, you could develop a project that requires students to analyze existing research data while exploring a concept that is specifically related to your work.?

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[00:09:17] have already data let them play around with that, or if you're still in the very early phases of your research, you can ask them to find the relevant literature and provide a synopsis, something identify possible questions or let them review your paper in draft. That would improve your paper.?

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[00:09:39] This way they can learn crucial skills. And you gained valuable insights for your own analysis and work. So here's my prompt for you to reflect. Take a moment to think about your own teaching schedule. Are there any ways to overlap your teaching duties with your research, what kinds of tasks would you delegate or adapt for student involvement??

[00:22:22] You have to also know about the power of breaks and holidays. And that really is probably not enough attended in in academia.

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[00:22:32] Holidays are just for the weak. Breaks just for the people who, you know, are ununderperformers but. That really is bad. That really is toxic. I know that many PhDs is. Feel that they don't have the time to take breaks. That's always a deadline looming, there's always that's always another experiment to run, another paper to read, another chapter to write.?

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[00:23:01] And if you are just a single person without a social life. It really is easy to be sucked into the world of academia and to work long hours and weekends, and think that this is normal, but it's not, it's not normal. And especially if you have family already. If you have a spouse who wants to spend time with you, if you have kids who need you. You always have to balance that. Here's the truth. Taking breaks is essential for maintaining longterm productivity. You know? The brain, even your brain can only focus for so long until, it starts to lose efficiency. regular breaks helps to maintain your focus, creativity, and problem problem solving abilities. And that's not just taking a five minute break. It's about structuring your entire year to include time off. With looking at the calendar on your wall. I want you to think about your intentional time off. And it doesn't have to be the luxury vacation that you are probably not able to finance because you are on a PhD stipend or something scholarship. But during my PhD, I made it a point to align my vacations at least with conferences in exciting locations.?

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