Procrastinating

This weekend I procrastinated a lot!

My boyfriend came to visit and instead of doing this blog at the beginning of the weekend, I waited until Sunday. The blog

is due today and I have to do it the last day he's here.

Procrastination is a very common thing. Most if not all students procrastinate. Although most people end up doing their work, they push it off till last minute. This not only causes stress, but it also makes the work you have to do a lot more complicated!

I tend to procrastinate a lot. I go on Facebook daily, sit on my computer, talk on the phone, or video chat with people I love. I always try to think of something that I can do instead of doing my work.

For this blog, I tried the strategy TIME WASTERS. I filled out a chart for this strategy.

I made a list of things I do to waste time and a list of tasks I try to avoid. This helped me realize that almost everything I do to avoid my work is on the computer and if I hide my computer for the time I need to do my work, I can get everything done.

I then used the putting it all together chart in the procrastination section! I wrote about a class MATH I need to do work for. The task I need to do, the materials I need to complete the task, when I'm going to do everything and what strategies I'm going to use to complete it without procrastinating.

I found this chart really helpful. I planned everything out and got to see what I needed to do and when I was going to do it. I definitely want to use this chart again for my other tasks. I am a VISUAL LEARNING and its easier for me to see everything I need to do in front of me.

I lastly tried the 24 HOUR strategy for my WRITING and HUMAN SEXUALITY classes to stop myself from procrastinating. I wrote down what I need to do and when I'm going to do it. Giving myself 24 hours will motivate me because I know that I "have" to finish the task in 24 hours or else "I won't succeed." Giving myself a fake dead line will definitely help motivate myself to do all my work before its due. I won't have time to procrastinate! I will use these strategies a lot!