Course Type: Online-Workshop

Target Group: Doctoral researchers

Do less. Do it faster. Time it right. These are the three core components of effective time management in academia.

In this workshop, we will explore strategies for doing less, that is, prioritizing what truly matters and defending those priorities against competing demands. We will discuss how to work faster by unlocking efficiency gains and finding a sustainable balance between pragmatism and perfectionism. And we will look at ways to time it right by setting up productive routines that align fluctuating cognitive energy with the right kinds of tasks. To support real and lasting change, we will also review evidence-based approaches for self-management and for building new habits and routines. A key focus will be identifying methods that work well for you and finding practical ways to transfer them sustainably into your own work context.

Please note: Participants will need to complete a brief time-tracking exercise before the workshop to provide a basis for reflection and discussion.

Contents in brief:

• - Prioritizing
• - Defending priorities against competing demands
• - Working faster: Tools and strategies
• - Finding a balance between pragmatism and perfectionism
• - The right time for the task
• - Self-management & implementing behavioural change

Counting towards the Certificate "Leadership, Management, Science Communication and Knowledge Transfer" (Module IV, 8 AE).

Philosopher. Data scientist at eduki.com. Previously, Postdoc at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain at the Humboldt-University in Berlin and PhD in philosophy at the Research School for Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Educated at the FU Berlin, the University of Heidelberg and Oxford University. Publications on philosophy of mind, action theory, metaethics and applied ethics. Work area as a trainer: project- and self-management for PhD students and Postdocs.