Evaluation of my Fall 2022 goals
At the end of every semester, I like to look back on my goals and see how I did. Here’s how my Fall 2022 goals went:
- Submit 4 papers. If we take into account R1s as well, I submitted 6 papers.
- Develop the preparation report for the next experiments. Yes, the report is submitted.
- Guide thesis writing for PhD candidates.Yes, but perhaps not as much as I would have wanted.
- Prepare new teaching material. I recorded the videos for a course that starts in March. I have outlined a course that starts in September. I just got assigned a new course starting in January and will need to reserve some good time to get everything set up at the beginning of the new semester.
- Start new research projects. One is up and running, but we still need to hire a postdoc. I’m talking to people to start new collabs.
- Get more sleep. A bit, but I’ve been struggling with the light coming in at night.
- Meditate. I’m alternating my mindfulness meditation with other practices at the moment.
- Write for fun. This project has fallen to the side.
- Get 30-60 minutes of exercise 5 times per week, potentially get a gym membership. Yes, I am going to the gym.
- Move to our new house. Yes, but I’m still organizing the house. Hopefully I can get more done over the christmas break.
- Have 4 family hikes. Not a single one. The move had me fully occupied.
- Have 4 lunch or dinner dates. I think we had two date nights, but also more social events that required arranging childcare at night.
