Work Trips - Getting In and Out with Minimal Pain
My mission in life is to cut out the crap - to either be working on something I’m passionate about or enjoying my life. Travel scratches...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Organizing Digital Content
It’s coming up on that time again – end of the month digital organization! Don’t get the wrong idea. Just because our data doesn’t take...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 19
- 3 min
New Computer? Yay! Setting it up? Ugh.
For many of us, our computer is the most important work tool we’ve got. To keep up with technological progress, research shows you should...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Vacation's over! How to get settled back in fast
2021 is coming to an end, and so is my time in Hawaii. I was gone for 35 days completing my annual military duty. My family came along...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
Thinking Deeply about Performance Metrics
As a general rule, I like to overdeliver. And I get very stressed with the idea that the people I work for are unhappy with what I'm...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Advising
I've been lucky to have great mentors and advisors both as a student and later as a professional. But I also worked very hard to...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min
Keeping Track of your Work: Events, Briefings, Workshops, Etc Edition
Last week, my boss asked me to write a few paragraphs about my work's impact. This exercise made me realize that I'm bad at keeping track...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
How to Pack for Travel (including tips for the family)
I've always loved to travel. Starting in high school, I would save up all my babysitting money, and the moment I had enough, I was on a...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Create an Event Guide
Events are exciting! People want to hear what you have to say. That's fun. I'm constantly telling my family members that other people...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
Being Purposeful about Appointments
If you have a job that requires you to meet with people, then you know how much it can suck up your time. It isn't just the time you...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Key to Happiness? Outsourcing and Delegating
I was chatting with my friend the other day about a contest I was thinking of applying to. In general, my position is to apply for...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Beauty of Catch-All Days
At the end of every week, I put together a list of the things I’m going to do the following week. I’ve got a nice system that lets me...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
First-Prize in Keeping Track of Awards
Last week I took my kids to a carnival, where they rode rides and played silly games to win even sillier prizes. My two-year-old...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Getting to No
It is hard to say no to people. You worry they won't like you. Or that you are missing out on a good opportunity. That it will negatively...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Feb 23, 2021
- 4 min
When to Balk and at Giving a Talk
OK, balk may be a bit strong, but it conveys a basic point: you can't say yes to every speaking opportunity that comes your way. If...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Travel Admin: Dealing with Cell Phones
I spend a lot of time overseas for work, sometimes 4-5 months a year elsewhere, sometimes longer. Traveling is awesome, but also creates...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Getting serious about tax deductions
There is perhaps no admin task more loathed than preparing your taxes. Even Albert Einstein, a genius, thought "the hardest thing in the...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
Sharing Work News through a Newsletter
Over the years, I've tried different ways of promoting my work to those in my field. I used to send a mass email maybe 2-3 times a year...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
Recommendations on Recommendation Letters
Writing recommendation letters is one of the big administrative jobs of anyone in the knowledge sector – whether you work at a...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Nov 22, 2020
- 3 min
Using RAs Part III: Publicizing Your Work
You spent a lot of time to research and write something. You’ve gone through the tedious and long publication process. And now you can...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Using RAs Part II: Op-eds!
Thanks to online publications, there are endless opportunities for think-tankers and academics to share their research and viewpoints on...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
Using RAs Part I: Presentations!
After over a decade of working as other people’s research assistant, I finally got my own when I started teaching at Georgetown. Research...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Nov 1, 2020
- 4 min
Networking in a Remote World
COVID sucks. Unfortunately, it looks like we will have to deal with continuing our lives remotely for the foreseeable future. To stay...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Oct 21, 2020
- 5 min
How to rock that internship
You are an intern. And you want to impress your boss. I have been there. Over a decade of my life, I was there. Here's the bottom line –...
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