This video from the Academic’s Success Guide, explains how using ‘triaging’ can help you to filter out the most meaningful opportunities, prioritise your work and be clear about what you say yes or no to in both the long and short term. It also helps you to find constructive language when saying yes and no to colleagues (or yourself!).
What will you take forward?
One thing to try: What simple triaging criteria could you use to decide more confidently what to say yes to, no to, or not now, the next time an opportunity comes your way?
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