The Public Calendar

Last week started well, but fizzled in terms of productivity. I think Thursday was so intense that I just didn't have any motivation on Friday. Or Saturday. I am trying to readjust my expectations for those days as well as be more disciplined. We'll see how it goes.

Thursday was definitely intense. I definitely felt that one of my classes could have gone better. I like the material, but I have to find a way to convey that passion to students who have different interests. One awesome thing on Thursday--a couple of graduate students came to me for advice. It really made me feel like the graduate director, which was very cool.

This week begins the experiment with letting someone else post to my calendar. I have two meetings set up by this person (meetings with prospective students). I thought the week was mostly open until I saw those and another meeting that I'd committed to. But I'm still hoping that the week goes well in terms of productivity. Last fall, I felt like I had decent expectations and just couldn't get anything done. I'm worried that this past week is foreshadowing a similar semester.