Great ideas, no time
A week ago, more or less, I had one of the clearest epiphanies I’ve ever had in academe, right in the middle of finals week. Do I have time to work on this right now? No! Sheesh. But I can describe it, and it’ll sit until I do have time, or I’ll peck away at […]
Summary of Tuesday work
10-1/2 hours today. 8;10 a.m.-10:00, misc. office stuff 10:00-2:00, classes 2:00-3:10, misc. office stuff 8:00-9:30, misc. class tasks (grading, making study guides, grade minutiae) 9:45-11:45, misc. class tasks For my loyal half-reader left, I’ll have some comments tomorrow, at the end of this accounting week.
Monday summary
9-1/2 hours yesterday. 12:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m., grading and thinking about grants (including reading some materials online from one target agency) 12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m., lunch with colleague 1:20 – 2:20, misc. office tasks 2:20-3:20, talking to student 3:20-3:50, talking to colleagues 3:50-4:30, grading 4:30-5:00, talking to student 9:30-11:00 p.m., grading at home […]
Summary of Sunday work
4-1/4 hours (let’s call it four) 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., grading 1:30-1:45 p.m., grading minutiae (uploading, etc) 7:00 – 7:45 p.m., grading (and minutiae) 10:15 p.m.-12:00 a.m., grading Thus far, since Thursday midnight, I’ve worked a bit under 30 hours. Hmmn…
Wednesday and week summary
By Sherman Dorn on October 19, 2003
On Wednesday, I worked 2-3/4 hours. 10:30-11:00, meeting 11:45-2:00, lunch with staff in the college and another meeting. Through the whole week, I worked 52 hours. I don’t mind the length of time spent. What’s remarkable about the experience is how little I did that was focused on broader obligations to my field and research. […]
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