This program aims to increase understanding of the brain and provide tools on how to directly apply the knowledge in the PhD work. Over the course of three weeks, the participants practise with the material between sessions and get feedback on these exercises from the trainer. Screen time will be as minimal as possible by providing short online sessions.

General Information

Programme

3-week programme

1^st week: Brain-friendly working + Flow (3hr session)

Preparation: participants introduce themselves through e-mail. They explain how they think this program could help them and why do they want to follow it (max 100 words).

The session:

• Introduction to the 3-week program
• How does the brain work
• How you can get control over your brain, schedule and work more brain-friendly
• Basic understanding of flow: the good side, the bad side and how to achieve flow.

During the workshop, students will receive exercises and tips to create more flow and brain-friendly working in their system.

2^nd Week: Coaching & mindset + How to work most effective from the screen (2 hr session)

Preparation: participants provide feedback through mail on where they are bumping into concerning the testing tips from the first session.

The session:

• How is the implementation of what the participants have learned going?
• What do the participants need more to work more effectively?  
• Effective working behind the screen

3^rd week: Skills (4 hr session)

Preparation: participants bring a book and a pdf article. Also, they have thought about subjects to write about and facts they want to learn how to memorize

When you have the foundation of brain knowledge, the mindset to start using it, the final step is to improve on skills:

1. Speedreading + effective reading from the screen
2. Effective writing
3. Memorization of facts for presentations/reading materials
4. Summarizing the complete program

Fee

Cancellation condition

You may cancel free of charge up to 1 month before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the University fee. Unless:

• You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement.
  In this case you will only be charged a € 50,- cancellation fee.
• You (PhDs and postdocs of Wageningen University) have a valid reason to cancel (circumstances beyond your control).
  In this case you will be charged the reduced fee and your supervisor/PI must send a mail indicating the reason for cancellation.

Information

For more information please contact Yvonne Smolders (yvonne.smolders@wur.nl)