{"id":1551,"date":"2022-12-10T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johannessiebert.com\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2022-12-12T08:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T08:38:55","slug":"how-to-finish-a-bachelor-or-master-thesis-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johannessiebert.com\/?p=1551&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"How to finish a bachelor or master thesis successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many students struggle to finish their thesis. In this weekend&#8217;s edition of the Standard, I share some tips on how you can outsmart yourself to finally finish your thesis or dissertation. However, the tips are applicable to almost any task you might be putting off. You can find Ms. Ostermann&#8217;s article, which is well worth reading, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derstandard.at\/story\/2000141590211\/wie-das-schreiben-der-masterarbeit-gelingt\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic idea of the extension of classical nudging is to be your own decision architect. I explain the background in this #TEDxTalk: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/johannes_siebert_nudge_yourself_to_make_better_decisions\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/johannes_siebert_nudge_yourself_to_make_better_decisions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re even more interested in the topic, you&#8217;ll find enough exciting material for the football-less, rainy pre-Christmas season in this free MOOC Smart Decisions (<a href=\"https:\/\/imoox.at\/course\/smartentscheiden\">https:\/\/imoox.at\/course\/smartentscheiden<\/a>) In the weekend edition of the Standard, I give decision-theoretically sound tips on how to finally finish your final paper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many students struggle to finish their thesis. In this weekend&#8217;s edition of the Standard, I share some tips on how you can outsmart yourself to finally finish your thesis or dissertation. However, the tips are applicable to almost any task you might be putting off. 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