How hard should I work?

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 load
Lectures (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 lecturers
Successful
Average 1.8 research papers a year
Unsuccessful
Average 0.2 research papers a year
What makes the difference?

The romantics vs others
Romantics
Work very hard
Organise work TWO hours at a time
Concentrate very hard
Work fast
Finish other work before they start new work
Make sure they are in the mood
Get everything right first time
Work always comes first

Others
Never work for more than one-and-a-half hours
Have at least four breaks an hour
Never work fast
They start and stop tasks doing a little at a time
Have lots of recreation
Put 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 world
Got 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 homework
If 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?

How hard should I work?

by Jo Jordan on May 20, 2010

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