Mental Clarity & Decision-Making in Academia: Tools & Strategies

Which experiment should I do next? Which job offer should I accept? What would be the best next move? Where should I focus my efforts? The path of the academic is full of decisions, and they all seem crucial. However, many of the hurdles we face in our decision-making stem from the way we think about the decisions themselves and many documented cogniative biases. In this workshop we will work on:

• The emotional and psychological aspects of decision-making such as worry, procrastination, regret, and decision paralysis.
• We will also review the most common cognitive biases affecting our decision-making process as academics.
• We will introduce and practice some useful tools and strategies to improve our decisionmaking and lighten the burden of decision fatigue in our daily lives.