Focus, Energy, Confidence: Healthy Habits and a Strong Mindset for Your PhD(GSGG/GGG) in person

Trainer: Dr. Nadine Binder
Date: Monday, March 16, 2026, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: GSGG conference room, Friedländer Weg 2
Target group: PhD students of the GSGG and GGG, other PhD students if free places are available
Language: English

No credits are awarded for this course.

max. 16 participants

Registration: Please, register online via registration form for GSGG courses. Please also note our registration procedure.

In this workshop, you will learn how to use the power of small habits and a strong mindset for more focus, energy, and confidence in your PhD journey.

In the first part, you will discover how habits work and how you can use evidence-based mini-interventions to integrate “small healthy habits” into your daily life – even when time and energy are limited. You will develop your personal "habit plan" to support you in being more balanced, focused, and energetic in the long term.

In the second part, you will take a closer look at your inner voices and beliefs: What strengthens you – and what holds you back? You will get to know models of self-efficacy and so-called "inner saboteurs" (such as perfectionism, people-pleasing, or hyper-achievement) and try out simple exercises that help you consciously shift your mindset in a direction that supports you in your PhD and makes you more confident instead of limiting you.

After the workshop, you will…