Time Management for Doctoral Students
Re-Thinking own habits – applying powerful techniques
Monday, May 10, 2021: 9 am – 5:30 pm
Tuesday, May 11, 2021: 9 am – 5:30 pm
Goals
- Know how to use powerful time planning methods
- Know how to balance professional and private life
- Know how to control your inner state using concentration and relaxation techniques
- Exchange of experiences with other participants
Fundamental requirements for good time management during your research project
- Making decisions and developing initiative
- How can I motivate myself on the path to completion?
- Time planning: master plan, weekly and daily planning
- Setting priorities (Eisenhower Method, Pareto Principle)
- Finding your balance: research project – job – private life
- Getting rid of time-killers
- Controlling your inner state through relaxation techniques
- Using high concentration techniques (silent hour, Pomodoro Technique)
Methods
- Trainer input
- Individual, partner, and group work
- Written and creative focusing exercises
- Relaxation exercises
- Guided and free sequences in which participants can develop inner images
- Brief presentations by participants; group reflection.
Trainer
Dr. Matthias Mayer, www.mmsc.de
