Ways to beat procrastination Face up to the results of procrastination: what will happen if you procrastinate? How will you feel if you fail the test? How miserable will you be over the weekend if you have to write a last-minute paper while everyone else is at the game? Think about Concentrate on the rewards of managing yourself and your time: the rewards you will get when you finish a big task; going to the game, hanging out with your friends, feeling good when you tell your parents. Break up big tasks into smaller ones: If you have to write a paper, can you work on one segment tonight and another one tomorrow? If you start early and finish a small segment each day, a big paper is just a series of small tasks. Work will expand to take up as Give yourself a time limit to accomplish a task: much time as we allow it to. Push yourself to work faster and more efficiently. Set a regular time for study and do not vary from it: Determine your personal best time and best place. Start studying with positive, realistic thoughts: Push negative thoughts out of your mind. Tell yourself that you are growing and becoming more competent. Refer to the appropriate pages later in this packet. Establish study habits: Face fear: Make up your mind that you are going to overcome fear by studying and preparing every day. Get help from parents/teachers: Show your teacher what so far and you’ve done ask if you are on the right track. You have this job to do and not Avoid whining and people who whine: it’s going away just do it! – Reward yourself when important task: you’ve accomplished an You’ve accomplished a goal or task so you deserve a reward; talk to some friends, watch a TV show, check Facebook.
Ways to beat procrastination Face up to the results of procrastination: what will happen if you procrastinate? How will you feel if you fail the test? How miserable will you be over the weekend if you have to write a last-minute paper while everyone else is at the game? Concentrate on the rewards of managing yourself and your time: Think about the rewards you will get when you finish a big task; going to the game, hanging out with your friends, feeling good when you tell your parents. Break up big tasks into smaller ones: If you have to write a paper, can you work on one segment tonight and another one tomorrow? If you start early and finish a small segment each day, a big paper is just a series of small tasks. Give yourself a time limit to accomplish a task: Work will expand to take up as much time as we allow it to. Push yourself to work faster and more efficiently. Set a regular time for study and do not vary from it: Determine your personal best time and best place. Start studying with positive, realistic thoughts: Push negative thoughts out of your mind. Tell yourself that you are growing and becoming more competent. Establish study habits: Refer to the appropriate pages later in this packet. Face fear: Make up your mind that you are going to overcome fear by studying and preparing every day. Get help from parents/teachers: Show your teacher what you’ve done so far and ask if you are on the right track. Avoid whining and people who whine: You have this job to do and it’s not going away – just do it! Reward yourself when you’ve accomplished an important task: You’ve accomplished a goal or task so you deserve a reward; talk to some friends, watch a TV show, check Facebook.
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