In this week's episode, guest expert Roopika Risam, Associate Professor of Secondary and Higher Education and English at Salem State University, joins us to talk about meeting your goals, strategically saying yes to opportunities, using apps to plan your tasks, and leaving room for creative serendipity.
We wrap up with our best tips and advice for being productive and finding time to do all the things and at the end we'll have an assignment for our listeners- try out a scheduling or to-do list app and share your story on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook and tag us @university_of_venus on IG and @UVenus on Twitter or post it on our Facebook page at
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http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Using deadlines, invited talks, and conference presentations to advance a larger project (book, digital project).
- Focusing on the work you want to do, not the work other people want you to do.
- Using Asana and TickTick to manage projects and to-do lists.
- Building your network through friends, colleagues, and social media.
- Disseminating research on social media, through open access, and institutional repositories.
- Taking advantage of times of the day that are best for writing vs. responding to email.
- Faculty-librarian collaboration.
- Computational textual analysis of The Baby Sitters Club books.
- Leaving moments open for opportunities that make you think differently and connect you to new people.
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Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas