Time Management, Motivation and Writing Strategies
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
Having trouble staying motivated? Do you delay starting assignments? Feel like there's never enough time in your day? In this workshop, you will learn how to develop and install writing-, time- and self-management methods during your doctorate in daily routine.
In-person Workshop
Friday, May 9, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trainer
Dr. Alexandra Leipold
Language
English
Location
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47*
Target Group
Doctoral students
Track(s)
Research
Certificate
8 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus certificate
* The premises are not barrier-free. Please contact the Bonn Graduate Center if you need assistance.

Description
Participants will learn how to develop and install writing-, time- and self-management methods during their doctorate in daily routine. We will focus on daily writing routines and raise awareness of correlation of successful writing strategies, time management and motivation.
The workshop offers detailed insights to individual writing behaviour during your doctorate. We analyze writing strategies and learn methods how to schedule writing time better in order to finish your tasks.
Content
- Knowing writing behaviour, writing types and writing strategies
- Learning about organizational tools, review effective time management strategies and resources, establish what your priorities are during your PhD
- Reflecting on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation focused on a long-term project such as PhD
- Theoretical introduction to the influence of time management and writing behaviour on your motivation
Feedback from participants
"The lecturer was really nice and well organized. The course helped me to reflect on my motivation and my time-management." (Participant 2024)
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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Links
- https://formulare-ext.verwaltung.uni-bonn.de/lip/action/invoke.do?id=openform&form=EVT¶m1=2391&client=BGZ
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/doctoral-students-and-postdocs/during-your-doctorate/qualification/doctorate-plus/research-all
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/doctoral-students-and-postdocs/during-your-doctorate/qualification/doctorate-plus/research-management-all
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/doctoral-students-and-postdocs/during-your-doctorate/qualification/doctorate-plus/business-organizations-all
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/doctoral-students-and-postdocs/during-your-doctorate/qualification/certificate-doctorate-plus
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/doctoral-students-and-postdocs/during-your-doctorate/qualification/doctorate-plus-1
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/doctoral-students-and-postdocs/events-and-opportunities/newsletter-bonn-doctoral-bulletin-en