10 things I wish I had known, done, or internalized by this time last year - dedicated to the current RCs: 1. Carry and use hand sanitizer everywhere (if youre exhausted now, wait til youve caught RC plague) 2. Say no to or miss out on at least one thing that seems awesome every day 3. Put regular things that are important energizers but easy to deprioritize and difficult to rehabituate in the calendar (e.g. working out, calling your parents, naps, alone time for ambiverts/introverts) 4. Try saving a case for the morning and waking up an hour before discussion group to knock it out 5. Only check Facebook, Instagram, GroupMe, Snapchat, etc. in the few minutes before a scheduled thing that you have to put your phone down for so that you have an artificial cap on browsing time 6. Turn off push notifications on as many apps as you can 7. Use dead space between (and during) classes to knock out tomorrows cases 8. Keep a tracker somewhere of classes you made a comment in and use to self-regulate 9. Help someone with something no matter how busy you are, and ask someone for help with something no matter how ashamed you are at least once a week 10. Use the HBS feedback framework on your own life every month - list one thing you want to keep doing, stop doing, and start doing (courtesy of Mitchell) N.B. This is a deeply personal list and a reflection of my own personality, values, lessons, and priorities. They should not dictate anyone elses, but I hope serve as useful starting points or assurances. I welcome disagreement and additions. Im bound to forget loads of RC friends but off the top of my head: Merritt Hummer, Anna Khan, Sarah Mayer, Ellen Chisa, Roxy Wacyk, Stephanie Marton, Amandla Ooko-Ombaka, Lisa Marrone, Kerry Yang #LifeatHBS
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:53:32 +0000