Thriving  During  Your  First  Year  Out  

Chris&ne  Moorman,  Duke  University  

 

1. Decide  what  you  want  to  be  

and  do    

2. Priori9ze      1st things 1st

3. Close    Watch out for the lure of

exciting new projects

4. Invest    Selectively and intentionally

5. Be  a  colleague  

6. Set  intermediate  goals  and  

ar9ficial  9me  constraints  

7. Sleep  and  exercise  

Take care of yourself

8. Ask,  ask,  ask  for  help  

Don’t suffer alone with your questions

9. Say  no  It’s okay, really…

(just not all the time)

10. Remember  you  are  not  a  doctoral  

student  any  more  

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11. Don’t  worry  about  being  a  perfect  

teacher  Invest and improve over time