It is kind of the right time of year (if not the right time of the day) to review this year’s work so far. In January I rewrote the course notes for the Bridging Course, which comes to 52 pages. (Which reminds me that I must add it to my list of publications.) My February paper was co-authored with Gideon (rejected, but soon to be revived), my March paper was stand-alone (published), my April paper was co-authored with Henri (not yet submitted, but that happens soon I hope). My May and June papers will have to be the various drafts I wrote with Willem for our Impendulo project. One was accepted as a short paper, but there were at least two others and a grant application. In addition to the writing, there was a lot of experimental work. And I have reviewed about 15 papers and acted as external examinator for one course. So I’m quite satisfied with my productivity.
But truth be told, I think I can double my output. If I think of all the wasted time…ugh. And the rest of the year will not be any easier. I’m teaching 11 hours a week until the end of October (but with a two week break), so that means also at least 44 hours of preparation. I’ll probably have to cut that down somewhat, but it is a pretty accurate average. Hmm. And I’ll have to tend to the unpublished papers. I think it is going to be a tough four months before I can relax.