137: Ten rules for improving academic work-life balance - a podcast by Dan Quintana

Dan and James share their thoughts on a recent paper (https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009124) that proposes ten rules for improving academic work-life balance for early career researchers and the figure from this paper that became a meme.
Here are the rules:Long hours do not equal productive hours
Examine your options for flexible work practicesSet boundaries to establish your workplace and time
Commit to strategies that increase your efficiency and productivityHave a long-term strategy to help with prioritization, and review it regularly
Make your health a priorityRegularly interact with family and friends
Make time for volunteer work or similar commitments that are important and meaningful to youSeek out or help create peer and institutional support systems
Open a dialogue about the importance of work–life balance and advocate for systemic changeDan mentioned an app he sometimes uses to track his time, called Timery (https://timeryapp.com/).
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Our outro music is by Lee Rosevere (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)Episode citation
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, August 2) "137: Ten rules for improving academic work-life balance", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/7F3KN

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