I posted a new video at my Most Productive Year blog all about how I did a 15 minutes writing exercise that helped me to get clear on my priorities: the creative high importanceactivities with a life time value.
For a PhD student, such priority will certainly be the thesis. There may be other important activities that we might be forgetting about in our everyday busy-ness. Such as personal or professional development that would be crucial for getting a dream job after the PhD. Or eating well, sleeping enough, physical exercise… Family, relationships…
In this video, I am talking about a way of getting clear on our priorities and how to organise ourselves around these priorities. And right at the end of the video a great tip for overcoming overwhelm is revealed.
About Olga Degtyareva
Olga is Productivity Mentor for Scientists and president and founder of the Productivity for Scientists Ltd. She empowers scientists around the world helping them to overcome overwhelm, become more productive, get in charge of their day while feeling happier in their lives. Olga offers workshops, lectures, online courses as well as private coaching programs - face-to-face and via skype. Olga had a successful research career in science, having studied and worked for 15 years in the area of high-pressure physics and crystallography. She is a recipient of an international prize for her high-pressure physics research and an author and co-author of 38 scientific papers including a review article. She lives with her husband and three children currently 7, 5 and 1 year old. Olga shares her experience of "how to manage it all" in her Productivity for Scientists blog (http://olgadegtyareva.com). Start your journey to becoming more productive with Olga's 126ways to become more productive downloadable from her blog.
Olga Degtyareva - Productivity for Scientists 
Thanks for sharing your tips!!
Hi Sarah! You are very welcome, I am so glad this was helpful. 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!