November 2023 Goals

Monthly Goals

November Goals

Knowing this is a short month because I will spend one week away at the NABS Dive Summit and we will run into Thanksgiving, my monthly goals are succinct and build upon existing progress.

• Get through eDNA bioinformatics pipeline from CALeDNA trip

  10%

• Outline & draft p450 manuscript

  15%

• Prepare poster for AGU in December

  0%

October Goal Recap

• Finish all BCA assays and p450 assays on initial 126 sample subset.

  100%

• Prepare for first committee meeting

  100%

• Get through eDNA bioinformatics pipeline from CALeDNA trip

  10%

October Goal Reflection

What worked, what didn’t, where can I improve

What Worked

• I planned my bench time and put it on my calendar.
• I set a meeting date for the committee meeting to meet a goal of bypass in Winter Quarter.

What Didn’t

• I didn’t follow- up on data availability or process fast enough.
  
• I didn’t spend my time waiting for data to clarify the workflow for eDNA bioinformatics pipeline.

Improve

• Spend time at the beginning of each week not just mapping out ‘outside’ obligations but tasks that are involved in my own work.
• Block dedicated time for my work, not just work impacting others. Do this by breaking down to the task- level of the project and then adding individual tasks to my calendar.
• Schedule ‘bench’ time for coding and computer- based work.