My Relationship with Schedules

Please look at the following, which can help you understand how I (and many other people like me) view scheduling:

• Paul Graham's Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (I'm a maker)
• If you prefer it in quick, cartoon form, see Forrest Brazeal's Calendars (too many of my days can easily become “where did today go”; instead, I want them to be “deep work”)

Many of the inquiries I get can usually be handled by email; in fact, sometimes email is a much better way to handle them. Therefore, I recommend you contact me by email first, unless you believe email is going to be inappropriate or ineffective for what you want to discuss. See here.

Office Hours

I am on sabbatical during Spring 2026. I will next have regular office hours in Fall 2026.

In the meanwhile I am available by appointment only. Please be aware I am unlikely to agree to most appointments because I'd like to preserve my time to work on projects that take advantage of the sabbatical.

If you want to request an appointment:

Please pick times between 9am and 1pm. Depending on the day I may want to meet on Zoom, so if it's important that we meet in person, please indicate that in your message. Do always give multiple suggestions, since I may have constraints that are not visible in my calendar.

Please try to avoid asking for times in the evenings or weekends, unless absolutely necessary. Professors have families and other obligations.

Travel Schedule (Unavailable on These Days)

My Calendar

Note: due to the vagaries of Google Calendar, please:

• click on the Week view (should be the default), since the others seem to drop some entries!
• click on the actual entries to see how long they last (some are several hours long)