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Time Management Essentials - for PhD Candidates & Postdocs (4-weeks pure video course v1.1)

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Week 1

13 lessons

Day 01 - Welcome & Intro

Welcome!

Introduction to the three areas of time management

Course overview & setup

Your trainer - Dr. Matthias Mayer

Your test phase

Please share your feedback with me

Be effective and be efficient

Day 02 - Set goals

Set smart goals and OKRs

Set these goals now

Day 03 - Understand what a PhD is

Three golden rules for your doctorate

Day 04 - Plan long term

Your master plan

How to work with your master plan

Day 05 - Decide!

Be a great decision-maker

Week 2

12 lessons

Day 06 - Some general thoughts - Supervisors - Reading recommendations

Some general thoughts

Deal well with your supervisor

Literature recommendations

Day 07 - The 2 most valuable things you can do

The daily lists and calendar system / Kiss your frog!

Q&A on frog and daily lists

Day 08 - Set priorities I

The Eisenhower method for setting priorities

Learn to say “No”!

Day 09 - Set priorities II

Use Pareto's law to save time and overcome perfectionism

Create text in six steps

Day 10 - Relax!

Introduction to the following relaxation exercise

Guided deep relaxation exercise

Install the deep relaxation exercise in your life

Week 3

10 lessons

Day 11 - Concentrate!

Know your biorhythm!

Concentrate like a laser

Use the Pomodoro technique

Day 12 - Structure your day

Your ideal workday

Day 13 - Plan weekly

Plan your week

Day 14 - Finetune and adapt your system

What to do when you deviate from your plan

Manage multiple projects

Short physical exercise

Have effective pauses

Day 15 - Reflect on this course so far, decide how you want to change

Reflect on this course so far, decide how you want to change

Week 4

7 lessons

Day 16 - Install powerful habits

Stop procrastination, start to elephantize

Build powerful new habits

Get rid of bad habits!

Day 17 - Use proper tools

Your three most important decisions, daily

Tools

Day 18 - Collect your learnings and prepare for the time after this course

Pack & go – collect your insights and set goals

Wrapping up this course