What’s your go-to work or life hack that makes work at MSU a little easier?
1. Biking to work daily
2. Getting involved in something extracurricular — book club, committee work, anything that makes you feel valued as a whole human away from your desk
3. Taking a break to walk outside, preferably through Beal Garden
4. Saving big projects for remote days when I’m not interrupted as much
5. Walking around campus along the river and Beal Garden — especially this time of year
6. Grocery pickup
7. Always keep a pair of walking shoes at your desk, even if you don’t wear them daily
8. Using Microsoft OneNote on all my devices to seamlessly access notes
9. Establishing hard boundaries between work and personal life
10. Laughing with my amazing colleagues
11. Having a hybrid work schedule. Working from home has saved me travel time and gas money and has allowed me to form a better sleep schedule.
12. Hybrid schedule
13. Having the right attitude
14. The outstanding and generous benefits offered
15. One day of remote work
16. Taking lunch walks in the Horticultural Gardens
17. Getting good coffee on the way to work
18. Getting a good night’s sleep
19. I grow plants at my work desk, bike after work and allow myself to adjust my work schedule into the afternoon and evening instead of morning and afternoon occasionally.
20. Using the 2-Minute Rule
21. Taking a walk outside
22. Humor
23. MSU Dairy Store
24. I keep slippers at my desk!
25. I think about all the people I get to help by doing what I do every day. It inspires me.