ScienceCareers.org - "'5:30! I hardly got anything done today,' your colleague with the curly red hair shouts at you as she passes you in the hall. You think you didn't get anything done either, yet there the two of you are standing in the hall yabbering about how the day went by and nothing got done. You both complain that there was no time to finish your experiments, write your test questions, revise your hot manuscripts, meet with your advisees, help with graduate-student recruiting, design the new Web site for your department, order the food for the department poster session, and pick up the kids from soccer practice at 7:00. But, as you look around, some of your colleagues seem to have it all under control. How do they do it?"

"Graduate school does not teach the business side of a scientific career - critical skills such as communication, time and people management, and finance. Yet these can be as important to a successful career in the lab as designing experiments and analyzing results. Here are some practical ideas that have been proven to help researchers succeed in their work."

Advice for graduate students on creativity, scholarship, communication, and time management