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Funny though it may sound, I sometimes need reminding that I'm not superhuman.
There's a whole load of (fun, interesting) things I'm doing when I'm not at work at the moment, which I want to keep doing. And, of course, I've got my thesis to write up.
I've just been handed possibly the biggest responsibility I've ever had. I'm now at the head of a team of ten people, including three newbies that still need hand-holding, working on the primary research project that will generate funds for my lab (and thus, for me) for the next three years. There's a scoping study due on Friday, the same day as the Research Group Christmas Party, and I still need to do a hell of a lot of reading before I can set goals, assign subtasks etc.
If I look particularly mangled in the near future, do me a favour and remind me to delegate, will you? Sure, it's a huge project, but I've got a huge team. It only looks unmanageable because I've forgotten to account for their contribution.
The Glass: broken