About the workshop
What do doctoral students do to finish on time, to overcome isolation, doubt and writer's block, and to enjoy the process? And just as importantly what do they do in order to spend guilt-free time with their family and friends and perhaps even have holidays? If this sounds appealing, then this session will be of particular use to you.
This workshop describes the key habits that our research and experience with thousands of students shows will make a difference to how quickly and easily you complete your doctorate. Just as importantly, these habits can greatly reduce the stress and increase the pleasure involved in completing a doctorate.
Learning outcomes
The workshop helps you to understand how to increase your effectiveness and outcomes in the following key areas:
- how you deal with your supervisor
- how you structure your study time
- your attitude (or lack thereof!) in relation to your research
- dealing with writer's block or having difficulty writing
- getting the help you need when you are stuck
- juggling multiple commitments and never having enough time
- keeping going when the going gets tough
Speaker profiles
Hugh Kearns
Hugh is an internationally recognised expert on the topics of procrastination, over-commitment, distraction and perfectionism. He lectures and researches on these topics at Flinders University and is in high demand as a speaker at universities all over the world. He has developed award winning programs for academics and research students across Australia, NZ, the United States and the United Kingdom. Over the past 15 years he has helped thousands of research students to complete their theses faster and with less stress and shown large numbers of academics how to increase their rate of publication. He is the co-author of six books that have sold in large numbers, as well as peer-reviewed articles and commentaries in the journal Nature. He specialises in taking the very best research in psychology and education and applying it in an engaging way to help high performing people achieve their goals.
Who should attend
Doctoral students