Academic check list new year

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posted on 2025-05-09, 08:56 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

A satirical to-do list for academics returning to work after the holidays. The checklist highlights common and humorous tasks that reflect chaotic lab life and post-break productivity slumps.

History

Creation date

2017-01-03

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Funny New Year checklist for academics including emails, coffee, and broken equipment

Transcript

Academic New Year’s Check List Empty inbox without reading any emails Turn on all your equipment Fix the equipment that now won’t turn on Throw away bottles with un-identifiable stuff still growing in it Spend two hours trying to work out what the random folder on your desktop called “Temp” was for Apologise to the person that just turned up for a meeting you arranged last year and forgot about Go to the shop and buy instant coffee as the coffee machine is still not turned on and you don’t know how Start planning what conference you are going to go to this year to escape the office