Course Become a Joyful and Productive Researcher

Course description

Doctoral Students can be stressed, and many experience a need for more productivity. Using simple tools and establishing good writing habits can make the PhD and the research process more enjoyable and rewarding. The writing workshop focuses on you and your challenges; you have time to write your own text.

Program

Day 1

9:00-10:10                                     Introduction to writing processes and the first writing tool: The art of setting goals for your writing

10:10-10:20                                  Break

10:20-12:00                                  Writing sessions 1 & 2

12:00-13:00                                   Lunch

13:00-13:30                                   How to approach the text: Content, structure & language

13:30-14:20                                   Writing session 3

14:20-15:00                                   Walk-n-talk on writing goals

15:00-15:10                                   Body and brain exercises

15:10-16:00                                   Writing session 4

Day 2

9:00 – 9:30                                    Storytelling warm-up writing-exercise

09:30–10:20                                  Writing session 5

10:20-10:30                                   Break

10:30-11:30                                   Workshop: Creating a storyline in your text.

11:30-11:40                                   Break

11:40-11:45                                   Body and brain exercises

11:45–12:30                                  Writing sessions 6

12:30–13:30                                  Lunch

13:30–14:30                                  Speedwriting and Writing session 7

14:30-14:45                                   Break and body and brain exercises

14:45-16:00                                   Writing  session 8 and wrap up                                                     

Day 3

09:00-10:00                                   Morning meeting & writing session 9

10:00-10:10                                   Break

10:10-11:00                                   Writing session 10

11:00-11:15                                   Break with body and brain exercises

11:15-12:00                                   Writing session 11

12:00-13:00                                   Lunch

13:00-14:00                                   Writing session 12

14:10-14:20                                   Break

14:20-15:15                                   Plan your writing the next 4 months

15:15-15:45                                   Writing snacks – the last and very important tool

15:45 -16:00                                 Wrap up

Aim/Learning outcomes

• Learn how to create a more productive and joyful writing praxis.
• Learn how to deal with stress related to writing your thesis
• Learn how to create writing goals, and overcome writers block.
• Learn how to use storytelling to develop your text.
• Learn how to create your own academic writing group.

Requirements for participation

• Please bring your computer and a text that you are writing on at the moment

Target group/Participants

• Relevant for PhD students at any level

Workload

• Course/ teaching hours: 18 hours
• Preparation hours: 3 hours

Language 

• English

Lecturers

• Jens Larsen co-founder WriteConcept.dk, Ph.D. coach, writer and storytelling researcher.

Venue

• 18 November 2026. Jens Chr. Skous Vej 2, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1484, room 118
• 19 November 2026. Jens Chr. Skous Vej 2, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1484, room 132
• 20 November 2026. Jens Chr. Skous Vej 2, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1484, room 120

Course dates:

• 18 November 2026
• 19 November 2026
• 20 November 2026