{"id":615,"date":"2019-11-06T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/?p=615"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T16:31:35","slug":"organization-tips-for-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/2019\/11\/06\/organization-tips-for-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Organization Tips for Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduate students\u2014and faculty\u2014often find themselves overwhelmed with tasks. Good\u00a0<\/span>time management skills<\/a> are essential, but succeeding in\u00a0<\/span>graduate school<\/a>\u00a0requires the ability to organize more than your time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Being unorganized\u2014not knowing where your stuff is\u2014is a time waster. The unorganized student spends precious time searching for papers, files, notes, wondering which pile to check first. She forgets and misses meetings or arrives late, repeatedly. He finds it hard to focus on the task at hand because his mind is swimming what the details of what must be done next or what should have been done yesterday. An unorganized office or home is a sign of a cluttered mind. Cluttered minds are inefficient for scholarly productivity. So how do you get organized?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1.\u00a0Set up a Filing System<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Go digital when you can, but don’t forget to organize your paper files, too. Don’t skimp on file folders or you’ll find yourself doubling up on files and lose track of your most important papers. Whenever possible, go digital (with a good backup system!). Maintain files for:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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