Task Management for Humans
- Introducing people who work in research software to a range of tools and frameworks designed to help with task management, not to improve productivity but as a form of self care.
- Give examples of how these tools can be used in the context of working as a software engineer in academia.
- Present case studies showing how people have adopted elements of these frameworks into their working life and how/whether it has improved their mental health at work.
Mental health challenges specific to RSEs
- RSEs face a number of specific challenges, which can impact their mental health.
- These negative feelings are common and shared by many RSEs, and are the result of structural, rather than personal, issues.
- Emergency support is available from the Samaritans at: 116-123 or via email: jo@samaritans.org
Where tasks come from, identifying and managing them
- “Digital can be infinite”
- “You have limits”
- “Managing your work is also work”
Tools for task management
- There are three broad types of task management tools: project management, second brain, and to-do lists
- The tools we presented here are just a small sample of the vast choice of tools. Choose whatever works for you!
- The tool you chose doesn’t matter as much as committing to whatever tool or system works for you