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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@modrak_m
Thanks Martin! 😃. I really appreciate it!

And how do you make sure those background projects don't all turn "active" at the same time giving you 10+ things to deal with? 😊. Or do you just indicate when you can work on them when they turn active and spread out the load that way? 😊.

And do you also teach on top of that?

Sorry for the follow-up questions 😄.

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@CCochard
Thanks Charlotte, and very true, teaching matters a lot!

And with "project" I think about a study for an article. I'm a statistician, so projects I lead would be first author papers on methodological/stats stuff and "smaller" projects would be me helping applied researchers with their analyses.

So would you say 1-2 first author "projects" and a few smaller collaborations?

And is that during times that you don't teach?

Thanks very much for your reply! 😊

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@mengel
Oehhh, hadn't thought of that 🤔. But stages indeed matter a lot too.

Thank you! 😃. And do you actively plan/start/accept projects with stages in mind? 😊

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@mfi
Hahahaha 😂. Good number 😋

And thanks! Very true, but just trying to get a general sense of how much others do and how they plan/do it 😊

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@mfi

That meet instead of emailing is a veeeery good point...waying the time it takes vs the time it saves... I really like that 😊.

Thank you! And good luck with finishing your PhD 😃

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@Stancliffe
Thanks for sharing Rebecca! 😊

I'm definitely going to take stage of projects into account while planning from now on!

And do you feel overwhelmed often with that number of projects (in those phases), if you want to share of course!

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@SteveCooke
I can definitely understand that 😊

Do you finish project quickly when you can focus on one exclusively? Because I assume you also have productivity requirements you want/need to meet 😊

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@ktoddbrown
Wow, I hear you! 😅

Good luck! 😊

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@Stancliffe
Good to hear...and yeah I love lists too although I'm not great at making them or sticking to them 😅.

And I recognize that need for realistic deadlines too. I also often underestimate and don't compensate for that enough yet. Thanks for mentioning that again! Build in a buffer!

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@SteveCooke
That's very good to hear! And it sounds like a great way to work 😊
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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@1010is10

Interesting, in my experience larger groups of collaborators doesn't necessarily mean being able to do more projects, but it probably depends on how well you can divide tasks 😊.

And personal taste will definitely play a role, but interested in getting a general idea anyway 😊.

Thanks for sharing! 😊
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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@1010is10

Those definitely count as projects to me, but I agree that supervision is totally different because the time investment per project is different 😊

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@debivort
I really like that bar...and the fact that you thought of one 😊. Thanks!

And yeah...my meetings count also goes in that direction quickly and I agree that it's waaay too much.

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@1010is10

That's really great Christian 😃.
And I like the metafor! 😄

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JoranJongerling OP , 7 months ago

@modrak_m
Hahaha 😂...yeah I've used that "hope it doesn't all come back at the same time" strategy too 😄.

And that does indeed help with prioritizing 😊.

And thanks for sharing Martin! Very interesting to hear how someone else combines (a lot of) teaching and research and manages there time when doing so 😊. Helps a lot! 😊

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