I am struck by how many streams are in my research “pipeline”: Awaiting Copy-Edited Version of WhitePaper, Creating Presentation for April Colloquium, Conducting Phase II Data Analysis, Awaiting Evaluation of Final Assignment, Regularly Reviewing Recent Publications. I could continue, but the key theme here is juggling. At any given time there are many components of research, albeit at different stages, that need to be managed simultaneously. As I reflect on this, I recognize that the “stream” that continues to lag , is regular review of new literature. I am not sure how, but I need to carve out a bit more time for this. For the upcoming week I have a few papers to read either on the subway or in the evenings.
Overall, the week has been productive and I am pleased with the outcomes. A 90 minute meeting with a statistics expert resulted in clarity on some methodology issues that were bedevilling me. Today’s efforts have been on refining my presentation for the April colloquium. I am going to tackle some analysis for the next 30 minutes and then head home.
Work continues to be exceedingly busy so I am generally quite fatigued. I am definitely counting down to vacation in the sun in one week!!!