- Drop as much teaching and service as possible.
- Write down a list of all papers you have in the works with your students, and write a revised, accelerated timeline for the submission of each. Meet with students at least once about each of those papers in the coming two weeks.
- Write down a list of all proposals you have in the works and write a revised, accelerated timeline for the submission of each. Meet with yourself at least once a day on one of these for the next two months.
- Read one non-technical book a week for the next two months.
- Do no work related email on the weekend for the next two months.
This is from here. Not all of what is said applies, but these do.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 