Hunks, Chunks, Bites Elephant - Top Ten Productivity Tips

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Your TTPTs are a godsend… Please keep writing these TTPTs! They are making a difference! Each week I find something that ends up sounding like it was written just for me! Thank you!

E Carsonadjunct faculty member and doctoral candidate

Meggin provides good ideas and some hands-on experience on using them to improve one’s time management.

Zeynep Aytug

You kindly offer something for everyone! The tips are usually concise and often times written in a light-hearted style, while still providing valuable tips! Access: I read the tips in email format on … Read more

Shelly JohnsIndianapolis, IN

The tips are universal and work in many aspects of my life. I apply the tips and refer back for those I have forgotten or want to share with othe

Cheryl HechtSpring Creek, NV

Love the focus of individual choices to make faculty members more aware that their lifestyles are their responsibilities, important for junior faculty.

My message was a “thank you” for your TTPT’s for Professors, especially this week’s. It was so on point for me, and I learned things that never occurred to me. Since I am distracted more than ever bef… Read more

Margaret Hnew department chair

That they are focused on my needs/interests as a professor, from one who knows. I tend to read through them quickly and move them to an electronic file or if there is something especially valuable I n… Read more

Sarah Kuhn

These tips inspire me to remain “productive” and stay motivated and focused.

Christy DubertStatesboro, GA

I find that your tips seem to inspire me; my goal is to work more focused and stay organized.

Diane HallLas Cruces, NM

Much of what we should do to manage our time better is already known, even though most of us do not practice it. This information helped my to change my attitude about time planning and uncertainty w… Read more

Kenneth Lamb