When to wrap up a project or task in academia and move on

Academic tasks tend to be bottomless, you can always invest more time. But there are always diminishing returns, and therefore it is important to know when it is time to finish and move on. Some thoughts on what helps make that call.
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Matthias Rillig, professor of ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, talks about life in academia.
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[@mrillig]

I hope you find this video helpful. Please feel free to share your own experiences with wrapping up projects, and your strategies to finish tasks! 😀

[@f.h.s.999]

This video is so helpful, Professor Rillig, thank you! As an early career researcher, I do have quite a few article drafts waiting for me to polish and submit... I will try out your tips and let you know in a few months. Cheers! Felix

[@mrillig]

excellent, good luck with finishing up those drafts!

[@WMH-lv6wz]

Thanks, very thoughtful for me!

[@mrillig]

Thanks, that's great!

[@VikasRao516]

Hello Professor
I just came across your channel and honestly I liked it very much.
I was looking for pursuing my masters in Ecology from Germany but there's this problem, I guess
I have 4 years bachelor's degree in Biotechnology with credits in Biochemistry, Genetics, Environment, Maths, Physics and cell biology,etc
But after my college I worked for IT companies and have total experience of 5+years now
I want to pursue my Master's in ecology now.
I have started learning Data analysis with R programming as well
Please let me know if German universities will even consider my profile seriously or do I stand a chance?
Thankyou in Advance ❤

[@mrillig]

Thanks.
You will need to check admission requirements; they differ among programs. For ours, you for example need a certain number of course credits in the field of biodiversity, ecology, evolution.