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Do you find yourself struggling to study effectively despite your best intentions? Do you keep falling into the same traps? Do you know what you should do differently but still don’t do it? Are you frustrated because you keep procrastinating, increasing the pressure on yourself? Or is your perfectionism or insecurity getting in the way, causing you to either avoid studying or over-study to feel as if you are in control? If so, our ACT training might be just what you need!
Our 6-week training program, ‘Keep the focus and ACT on your studies,’ is designed for students who genuinely want to improve their study habits. This training provides practical tools and insights to effectively tackle challenges such as procrastination, perfectionism, fear of failure, insecurity, and performance pressure.
Enhance your resilience with ACT
The core principle of ACT is that unpleasant events, thoughts, emotions, and feelings are part of life. They are unavoidable. Our minds often amplify these situations, making them even more challenging—for example, the stress you feel about an upcoming difficult exam. By working with ACT, you can increase your resilience, making it easier to handle the negative thoughts, feelings, and circumstances that hinder your academic progress.
ACT is based on six principles, all of which are covered in the training. In summary:
| Acceptance | Embrace your thoughts and feelings without judgment, even if they’re unpleasant (e.g., stress before an exam). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cognitive Defusion | Learn to see your thoughts as just thoughts, not as facts that control you (e.g., “I’m going to fail” is just a thought, not a fact). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Being Present | Stay focused on the here and now, rather than getting lost in worries about the past or future (e.g., being fully mentally present during a lecture). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Self-as-Context | View yourself as more than your thoughts and feelings, allowing you to see things from a broader perspective (e.g., you are more than your fear of presentations). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Values | Identify what is truly important to you in your studies and life (e.g., honesty, perseverance). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Committed Action | Take steps towards your values and goals, even when it’s difficult (e.g., starting to study despite procrastination). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choice point
Central to the training is the ACT Choice Point, a model that helps you gain insight into the choices you make. By consciously working with this model, you will learn to set clear goals aligned with your values and translate them into concrete, study-related actions. Additionally, you will learn to persevere in your studies, even when faced with problems or challenges. You will find that you can also apply the Choice Point in your daily life, in situations unrelated to your studies. This will not only improve your study habits but also the way you handle difficult feelings, thoughts, and emotions in your personal life.
Interested in joining?
You can sign up by scheduling an intake interview with a study management advisor. When booking the appointment, indicate that you want to enroll in the training (e.g., intake interview SFC02 Keep the focus and ACT on your studies). During the interview, we will determine together if the training meets your needs.
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Note: For this training, it is essential that there is a link between what you are struggling with and your study behavior. If you need help with psychological issues such as (mild) depression, anxiety, sadness, or burnout, please contact the student psychologists to discuss potential participation in the Come Into ACTion Training.