by Rena Seltzer | Jan 4, 2016 | Time Management
I’m not big on New Year’s Resolutions – if you want to start exercising or develop better writing habits, you can start today, right now, rather than waiting until tomorrow, Monday, or next January 1. But I am a big fan of planning. At this time of year, many of my...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 10, 2015 | Time Management, Work-Life Balance
When professors have conference deadlines or other due dates that fall in early January, they often want me to help them with how to strike the right balance of work, friends, family time, and relaxation over the holidays. Too often people bring work along on a...
by Rena Seltzer | Nov 16, 2015 | Time Management, Writing Tips
I often hear from academics who are frustrated because they think they need large blocks of time to move writing projects forward, and during busy teaching semesters large blocks of time are few and far between. People are often surprised to find to find that they CAN...
by Rena Seltzer | Oct 12, 2015 | Time Management, Writing Tips
To Write More – Pay Yourself First We use the same word, “spend,” when referring to both money and time. If we pay bills and then go shopping, and only put whatever is left over into a savings account, the savings will accumulate very slowly. Likewise, if a...
by Rena Seltzer | Sep 15, 2015 | Teaching, Time Management
Many of my academic clients feel pulled between giving their all in the classroom and preserving time for their own research. Some professors feel they are falling down on their responsibility to their students if they do not fill every minute of the class period with...
