Managing your PhD and your own working behaviour is not always easy. You have to manage your projects and experiments, write your articles, teach and guide students, participate in meetings and presumably you have to do lots of other things that may not even be related to your PhD project. You may find it difficult to decide what to work on, to plan your day or week, or maybe you are procrastinating a lot, not working on the important stuff.
In this workshop you will be invited to reflect on various aspects of (time) management of your PhD project. Which goals or milestones do you have? Which aspects in your work are essential to achieve these goals? Do you spend your time and energy on the right things? If the answer to this question is ‘no’, it is time to take action and get back on track.
You will get tools to work more efficiently. You will discover where your inefficencies are and how to manage yourself to become more productive and to finish your PhD in time.
Topic list
Email management: how to process email efficiently and get to inbox zero.
Organize your work: make a to-do-list that works (including software/app suggestions).
Setting priorities: what is important and how to decide what to work on?
Planning your PhD project: the big picture.
Planning your PhD project: plan your day and week.
Management of your PhD project: working with goals and actions.
Procrastination: stop procrastination and work on the important stuff.
Enhance your focus: minimize disruptions and work with more concentration.
Other questions or problems that may need to be addressed.
Fees:
Early bird (before September 1st): €15 for PhDs, €36 for non-PhDs.
From September 1st onward: €20 for PhDs, €40 for non-PhDs.
This workshop will be offered by Renée Niessen of RCN Advies & Training, and will take place online via Zoom. Please be sure that when you sign up you will also be available for the second session, which will take place on Monday September 28 from 4-6pm!
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