ETH Competence Framework

Defeating self-sabotage

Workshops
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Abstract

Procrastination, perfectionism, over-committing. Sound familiar? Learn how to identify your patterns of behaviour, find out what might be behind such self-sabotage patterns, and work out what you can do to tackle them so that you can get your thesis finished.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize your personal self-sabotage patterns
  • Explore the underlying causes behind these behaviors
  • Develop practical strategies to overcome them

Content

In this workshop we will discuss:

  • What is self-sabotage?
  • The down side of self-sabotage
  • Defeating self-sabotage
  • Over-committing
  • Crises and emergencies
  • Getting distracted
  • Procrastination
  • Perfectionism / writer's block
  • Avoidance
  • Impossible task

Location

  • Online
    Zoom

Target audience

Doctoral students
Postdocs

Language

English

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Time period

February 26, 2026 09:30 - February 26, 2026 11:30

Organiser

Doctoral Administration

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Collaborators

Flinders University / ThinkWell