Working consistently during social hours (9-5) will ensure maximum access to human resources, information, and training opportunities. Recent literature suggests that senior grad students and postdocs have a greater influence on the trajectory of a new trainee than a PI. This is because training occurs at the level of experimentation, data acquisition, processing, and analysis. These tasks are completed my lab members, while PIs shift towards more managerial roles that have influence on overall lab vision, finances, and structure.
To ensure efficient use of social work hours, set a strict deadline to leave. Meandering past social hours removes external pressure to complete tasks immediately. This also results in diminishing returns overtime as productivity per unit of time declines with increasing time.
Maintaining health habits outside of the workplace, including a healthy diet and regular physical activity, improves performance within a social work day.
To ensure efficient use of social work hours, set a strict deadline to leave. Meandering past social hours removes external pressure to complete tasks immediately. This also results in diminishing returns overtime as productivity per unit of time declines with increasing time.
Maintaining health habits outside of the workplace, including a healthy diet and regular physical activity, improves performance within a social work day.