High Intensity Productivity (PILOT)

High Intensity Productivity: Maximising the impact of your research or study time (two hour online session)

About this Event

This session will be delivered via ZOOM. You will be sent venue details when you have booked.

Programme Content

1. How to maximise the impact of short periods of research or study time
2. Avoiding procrastination (carrots and sticks for motivation)
3. Being kind to our future-self; maintaining momentum between short periods of research/study time
4. Realistic goal setting when working in short bursts
5. Know when you are at your best for short periods of research/study time
6. Integrated protected time to trial techniques with immediate demonstrable achievements

Programme Description

This two-hour session will support you to make the most of short periods of research or study time. We will work together to create a personalised plan of action combining High Intensity Productivity (HIP) with focused goal setting. You will consider the biggest reason for procrastination and learn how to break larger self-development activities in to manageable and achievable tasks be it preparing for formal meetings with supervisors, research writing or reading, preparing/delivering teaching or taking time to reflect on career development.

You will benefit from integrated protected self-development time to trial the tools learned in the session. You will reflect on how you will implement your learning in order to make the most of of next short period of research or study time.

By the end of the session you will know how to:

• Set realistic goals for short periods of research or study
• Identify procrastination behaviour and how to overcome it during periods of research or study
• Plan and implement a successful and productive research or study session

Throughout the session you will be encouraged to be open and honest in your learning, engaging with an open, positive and growth mindset.