how hard should i work?
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High performers do 7 to 9x more than low performers. How?Facts behind the odd equation: do a lot less to get a lot more done.TRANSCRIPT
How hard should I work?
MGMT101
Today
A time model for MGMT101
Research on the performance of university lecturers
How the greatest mathematician worked
Homework (from your lecture notes)What is the multiple of difference in
output between successful & unsuccessful lecturers?
What are the basic steps for researching high performance?
Plan the best recreation ever at UC!
Time Model for MGMT101
SIX hour loadLectures (2 hours)Study Group (1-2 hours)Reading (2 hours)Tests (1 hour but 5 hours in the weekend/day
before the test)
Pace yourself in the multiple choice tests(1 minute per question or 4 minutes per page)
Study of University Lecturers
Tenure (After 2 to 5 years you have to show that you are good enough to keep your job)
Research (write & publish papers)Teaching (student feedback)Administration (administrators’
satisfaction that we have done the paperwork correctly and on time)
Research output of young lecturersSuccessful
Average 1.8 research papers a year
UnsuccessfulAverage 0.2 research papers a year
What makes the difference?
The romantics vs others
RomanticsWork very hardOrganise work TWO hours at a timeConcentrate very hardWork fastFinish other work before they start new workMake sure they are in the moodGet everything right first timeWork always comes first
Others
Never work for more than one-and-a-half hours
Have at least four breaks an hourNever work fastThey start and stop tasks doing a little at
a timeHave lots of recreationPut their relationships first
The output of binge workers
The style of romantics
Romantics, bingeing & output
Rules for enjoying uni (and doing well)Everything in moderation
Balance the ‘must’, the hard, and the fun
Be reasonable: Aim to for the space between ‘doing everything’ and ‘doing nothing’
Be ambitious but secure tiny movements forward each day
Rules for enjoying uni (and doing well) Use your diary
Plan your recreation
Protect time for people and relationships
Keep score
The best published mathematics Professor in the worldGot up early and had his best ideas when he was shaving
Good ideas on Mondays and spent the rest of the week writing them up
If he had a good idea on a Tuesday, he took the rest of the day off
Always stopped work on Saturday lunchtime and went rock climbing for the rest of the weekend
Always took his vacations (8 weeks work, 3 weeks vacation climbing mountains in another country)
Remember to do your homeworkIf the same multiple between the successful
and unsuccessful applies to students, what is the difference between good and bad marks?
Where are those ‘five minutes’ and ‘ten minutes’ you could use to get done the things you don’t really enjoy?
If I check your diary, will I find the time are you saving for people and play?