Our Brazilian correspondent reflects on the early career researcher’s frequent experience of rejection, at the very end of our month looking at “saying no“. What’s it like to be on…
Your personal social media strategy, or Knowing when to say ‘No’ to social media
We’ve been looking at the theme of “saying no” recently on the piirus.ac.uk blog. Our regular correspondent Andrew Clappison took this theme as a chance to acknowledge that knowing when…
What I learned when I took on too much: I am not a PhD superhero
As a PhD student with high ambitions and an equally high mortgage payment, I have tendency to say ‘yes’ to most things and up until now it has served me well. By saying ‘yes’ and having the to confidence to say ‘I can do that’, I have learnt so many new things and met some wonderful new people. I’ve travelled the country (next stop, the world!) and stood up to many fears. Because of this I am making connections – people know who I am and what I can do. I am building my network and my skill set, the foundation of a successful career, right?
But what good is a network if I don’t have the time or energy to nurture it? What if people know what I can do, but I can’t actually do it because I am doing too many other things? My drive to be a PhD superhero was becoming counterintuitive […]
‘I’m busy’ part 2: it’s a problem
Last week, I wrote about two positive types of busy, but this week I am reflecting on the kind of “busy” that can really lead to problems. How do you…
‘I’m busy’ part 1: good kinds of busy
Following on from Kathy’s recent post on why you might have to be brave to say ‘no’ sometimes, I want to reflect a bit on busy-ness and how it can…
Saying No: Why it’s important to be brave
As we begin 2017, perhaps some of you will have taken a seasonal break from your work. Or perhaps you worked right through: it can be hard to take time…
Rethinking leave – to stop or not to stop this holiday season
Irrespective of which hemisphere you currently live in, the conversation about academic leave this holiday season can bring up some uncomfortable truths for those studying or working. Social Media correspondent…
How do you say “no”? 11 approaches you can try!
This is sometimes really difficult to do gracefully, tactfully and indeed, successfully! It is also a really great time management technique, and for all that we like to say “yes”,…