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Managing OneselfMIT India Pre-Orientation, 30 July 2014, Bangalore
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Work-Life Balance
Time
Finances
Relationships
Health & Exercise
Common Stressors
Outline
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Common and well accepted
Good life feeds back positively to enhance productivity at work
Work-Life Balance
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Google calendar/reminders
Be on time! Don’t follow IST times.
Schedule time for life, exercise, play and sleep
Schedule downtime (Time off/Buffer time) – Science always takes longer than what you think it would!
Time
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MIT workshops on managing finances
Credit card – Get one early, builds good credit history
Funding school
RA, TA, Fellowship
Resources when you lose funding –grad admins, ISO, ODGE (Dean Statonand Dean McKnight), TA
Finances
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Networking – talk to people, don’t feel shy!
Understanding yourself is first step to dealing with people successfully
Always have a 30 sec introduction of yourself and your work ready
Professional Relationships
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Professor and student relationship
Choosing advisor and cultivating mentors
Talk to graduate students/post docs before joining a lab
Talk to multiple faculties at the same time; don’t predispose yourself to any given one early on.
Professional Relationships
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Family far away – time zones great for keeping in touch!
Family as a source of strength
Create different support networks
Friends
Colleagues
Professional contacts
Recreational buddies
Personal Relationships
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Personal Relationships
Be a good listener
Marriage & family in graduate school – very common!
Remember always life can have positive balance on work
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Eat and sleep well
Exercise
Gyms – Z center, alumni center, dorms
Recreational sports – basketball, badminton, tennis, squash, soccer, cricket, swimming
Aquatics -- sailing, rowing
Marathon
Bike around Boston
Getfit @ MIT
PE classes
Health & Exercise
http://www.mitrecsports.com/
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Common Stressors
Culture Shock
Family far away
Course load
Advisor Relationship
Qualifying Exams
Research – unstructured, doesn’t work most of the time
Time
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Managing Oneself - Resources
When you are stuck or uncomfortable, figure out why and who you can ask for help!
Then ask for help!
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Recreation
Tons of things to do in Boston and at MIT
My favorites: dancing, travelling, watching theatre/movies, running and swimming
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Places around Boston
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Harvard
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Sports
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Sports
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CRANE BEACH NAHANT BEACH
WALDEN POND
Beaches and Ponds
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SYMPHONY HALL
THEATRE
GLASS FLOWERS
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
Art