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Turbocharge Your Writing

Turbocharge Your Writing: Getting Your Thesis Finished

Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are very clear and practical strategies that can greatly increase your writing productivity.

This workshop will help you to understand:

Why it's hard to get started
How we deliberately use distractions to slow down writing
The principles of quick starting
How to deal with destructive internal beliefs
How to set a writing plan and stick to it
How to set achievable goals by writing in a silo
How to greatly increase the number of actual words you produce
How to clarify your thinking, and improve the quality of your work

Read the Nature article titled ‘Turbocharge your writing today’ by ThinkWell’s Hugh Kearns and Maria Gardiner.

Presented by Thinkwell's Hugh Kearns or Maria Gardiner

Campus	Date	Time	Room
Townsville	Wednesday 20 June 2018	9:00am to 12:00pm	018-002B
Cairns	Monday 18 June 2018	9:00am to 12:00pm	A1-129
Townsville	Wednesday 28 November 2018	9:00am to 12:00pm	142-022
Cairns	Monday 26 November 2018	9:00am to 12:00pm	B1-031

Registrations open 6 weeks prior to the workshop date via CareerHub.

For more information visit the Thinkwell website. eBook available for purchase from their website.

Participation in this workshop may be counted in the Elective Component of RD7003 for PhD candidates.

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