The Balanced Researcher

Course description

This workshop is specifically designed for busy researchers to gain useful strategies to help balance the many demands on their time.

For most people, research is just one of the things you do. You might teach or tutor, run demonstrations, or manage a unit or even have another completely different job. And that's just work. No matter how much you enjoy your research, it's a fair bet that there are other parts to your life too.

This workshop will describe the strategies to help you gain some work/life balance skills. In particular, you will learn:

• how to be effective with your time
• specific strategies for coping with email overload
• picking the right things to work on
• dealing with distractions and interruptions
• how to say ‘NO’ gracefully
• setting boundaries
• looking after yourself
  

Hugh Kearns, from ThinkWell will discuss these strategies with consideration of the new ‘Right to Disconnect’ legislation.

This will be a hybrid session. You can join us in person at the HMRB Seminar Room 203 or online via MS Teams for an interactive online experience.

If you have any questions, please email researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au.

Type of course

Workshop