Mental Clarity & Decision-Making in Academia

TitleTimeRoomTeacher
Mental Clarity & Decision-Making in Academia13.11.2024 09:00 - 17:00 (Wed)OnlineVicent Botella-Soler, Ph.D.
Keywords: 
Decision-making, wellbeing, critical thinking, mindset, uncertainty, perfectionism, procrastination, worry, regret
Course Description: 

Which experiment should I do next? Which job offer should I accept? What would be the best next move? Where should I focus my efforts? The path of the academic is full of decisions, and they all seem crucial. However, many of the hurdles we face in our decision-making stem from the way we think about the decisions themselves and a number of documented cognitive biases.

In this workshop we will work on emotional and psychological aspects of decision-making such as worry, procrastination, regret, and decision paralysis. We will also review the most common biases affecting our decision-making process as academics and practice some useful tools and strategies to reduce their impact.

Course aims: 
  • Learn what constitutes a decision and which factors can influence or add complexity to it.
  • Understand the role of emotion in decision-making.
  • Reflect about our beliefs about uncertainty and how they affect our emotions about our decisions and their evaluation.
  • Gain familiarity with the most common cognitive biases affecting our decision-making.
  • Practice tools and strategies to improve our decision-making, reduce procrastination, tackle worry and defuse regret.
Teaching methods: 

The workshop will run on a hybrid format, with Live Sessions for discussion and group exercises, and self-paced Learning Modules based on video content and written material. 

This course fits doctoral candidates in the following phase: 

At the beginning of the doctorate | during the doctorate | at the end of the doctorate

Participation requirements: 

None.

Technical requirements: 

Laptop/tablet with stable internet connection, microphone, webcam, Zoom (in most cases).

Course preparation: 

None.

Additional information: 

None.

Category: 
Fachübergreifende Veranstaltung
Event type: 
Seminar/Workshop
Organizer: 
Graduate School Geschäftsstelle
Responsibility for event: 
Hauptverantwortung
Format: 
Digital/Online
Course Language: 
EN
Course Capacity (Max): 
20
Course capacity (Min): 
1
Duration in hours: 
7
Financial contribution: 
20 Euro
Trainer: 
Vicent Botella-Soler, Ph.D.

Vicent Botella-Soler has been a PhD student (physics), a Postdoc (neuroscience), a machine learning consultant for startups, an R&D manager for tech companies. With extensive international experience in both academia and industry, he now works as a freelance consultant and author, helping academics and industry professionals snap out of cognitive traps and long-held beliefs hindering their development. He specializes in critical thinking and decision-making for individuals and teams. See more at: www.dickersonetal.com