Time and Activity Management, Mindfulness and Prioritisation: Successful techniques for working from home.

Graduate Studies Support Program

This workshop is part of the Graduate Studies Support Program of Berlin University Alliance. For an overview of all Graduate Studies Support Program events, click here.

Objectives
In these fast-changing times, is necessary to develop an effective method of self-management to cope with new challenges and to stay mentally healthy and productive in a sustainable way. Turbulent external conditions make it even more imperative to have good frameworks to keep ourselves on track. We need new ways of thinking and planning, for planning flexible scenarios. This seminar explores how to achieve a better balance within your own person and your professional surroundings. Participants will leave the course with a comprehensive yet practical framework with which to apply their planning activities.

Content

• Career planning and stress – Unconventional ways of thinking - a paradigm shift to significantly reduce stress
• Identifying internal and external stress factors – developing constructive strategies
• Work-life balance
• Basic rules of new Time Management – Personal schedule of the entire thesis - (Year/ month/ week /day scheduling)
• 7 methods of prioritization
• Dealing effectively with internal and external blocks and disruptions
• Simplifying your PhD - work organization and simplification processes