I've been thinking today about my goal of writing on the blog every day. As I hope to keep my comments quasi-professional and on topic with regards to my studies and research, I spent some time today thinking about my weekend posts. Now I do like to work (some) Saturdays, but there's no guarantee that I will have anything to report on my days off. As a result, my plan is on Saturdays to reflect on the days prior and on Sundays to layout some goals for the coming week.
Looking back at the past week, I've noticed how my time is split between a number of interests. I am pleased that I've kept on top of my meetings and emails for the PGSA, additionally I had a couple reports and an editorial published in this month's newsletter. I prepared an abstract for next year's AMN-7 conference (although I still need to review my supervisor's comments and submit before the 31st). I've spent time reviewing a couple patent applications and I hope these will be filed in the next couple weeks. I've had two Honours students start projects with me in the lab. And finally I am pleased with my progress on programming my micro-controller to communicate with external ADC and DAC devices.
What I've learned from the past week is that I can't underestimate how much time is needed to take care of the little odds and ends work. As such, I need to lower my daily expectations so that I am not disappointed when I need to spend time on these minor tasks.
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