Recently met another female professor- same career stage & family stage. She gets up at 3:30 each morning bc her days are filled w meetings & service. I was horrified, bc I require 8-9 hours of sleep every night. We talked about how to save time & I want to share here: 1/19 First, how to say no. I’ve concluded it’s possible to say no to almost anything without harming oneself by doing so thoughtfully. Saying no is imperative to keeping one’s priorities in order. 2/19