CSI Seminar – Motivation: Finding it, understanding it, growing it
March 3, 2026 @ 15:00 – 15:30 CET
Motivation can at first seem like something some people have and others don’t – but is this really true? How can we find motivation within ourselves and gain motivation through others?
We’ll look at how motivation can be influenced by a range of internal and external factors, and discuss practical ways to self-reflect and implement strategies for resilience and persistence. Whether you’re a student, researcher, faculty member, or simply interested in understanding more, you are warmly invited to join this conversation.
We will begin with a ~ 20 min talk, held in Solna and over zoom. Then proceed with a reflection and discussion held on-site. We encourage other sites to form watch parties, by listening in together to the talk and then hold their own discussion afterwards. Hopefully seeding many local chapters of CSI.
To help facilitate discussion and reflection, consider the following starter questions:
Awareness: where do we experience rejection in our lives already?
Analysis: how well do I currently interact with rejection?
Alternative: how could we relate to rejection in academia, for ourselves and others?
Action: how will knowledge of rejection in academia change my decisions going forward?
sami.saarenpaa@scilifelab.se
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