How to do it all ... or how not to drown while doing too many things

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Talk given for the Computer Action Team at Portland State University.

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How to do it all… or how not to drown

while doing too many things.

Stacy Watts

7/18/2014

What does drowning look like?

Irritability

Actually snapping

Being overwhelmed

Silence

What is too much?

Not enough sleep

Join all the CAT teams

Feeling stressed

Pointers to you not doing well

How do you do all the things?

Nothing novel

Self-care

Multi-tasking

Time-management

Sleeping enough for you

Learn how to Fail and learn.

Multitasking

Find some resources (people, books, web)

Test what you can do together well

If you fail at one part split it back out.

Examples:

Meeting and class note taking

Socialization/tasks/group work

Dishes and a tv show

So how do I swim?

Do what makes sense for you!!!

Find a few mentors who

You admire for their skills

You can relate to

Have enough brain to work with you

Questions?