„Just do it!“?

Target group: doctoral and postdoctoral researchers

Do you often find yourself answering emails or tackling small administrative tasks instead of working on your current research project? Tim Urban, in his 2016 TED Talk, attributes this tendency to an inner “instant gratification monkey” that hijacks self-regulation, prioritising quick and enjoyable tasks over large, complex projects. This workshop explores the cognitive, volitional and emotional processes behind procrastination, helping you recognise your own behavioural patterns and develop strategies to regain control. However, you shouldn’t expect to be free from procrastination by the end; rather, you’ll gain practical tools to manage it more consciously.

Objectives:

• Understand the cognitive and emotive processes of procrastination and its facilitating conditions

•  Recognise personal behavioural patterns using self-selected examples

• Develop individual prevention and response strategies using the ZRM®

Method: As part of the workshop, we will work with the Zurich Resource Model (ZRM®). Participants should be prepared not only to reflect on their procrastination behaviours but also to engage with the emotions connected to them.

Requirements: Participants will keep a procrastination diary prior to the workshop and can optionally take a procrastination test (only available in German language).

Facilitator: Rebecca Meier (CERes)

Diese Veranstaltung findet in englischer Sprache statt. // This event will be held in English.

Anmeldung

If you would like to participate in this event and it is already marked as fully booked, you are welcome to join the waiting list. It often happens that registered participants cancel their attendance, which creates available spots. Free spots are allocated in the order of waiting list registrations. If spots become available within 72 hours before the event starts, we will notify several registrants simultaneously. These spots will then be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis.