Procrastination!!

In regards to writing essays the way I handle it is by writing just a little bit every day or so. For instance, if its a 2000 word essay force yourself to write at least 100-200 words within the first week of receiving it. It doesn’t even have to be well written or 100% about the question, as long as its about the topic- even if its part of the introduction and just defining terms. The reason I do this is because it is easier to write an essay when there is something on the page, when it’s a blank page I find it so difficult to write anything. Also by writing a little every day or so after 2 weeks you’ll feel awesome because you can say “hey I’ve already written X amount of it!” That’ll make you feel good and want to write more.
Haha but I’m awful with procrastination, even if I KNOW something has to be done that day I put it off as long as possible. Good luck to my fellow procrastinators

Have you heard of an application called Self Control? You can download it from the internet and you enter certain websites that you want to “ban” yourself from for a certain amount of time, and your computer will stop you from accessing them. Very helpful to combat procrastination!

Haha!! That sounds interesting, but I’d probably have to ban BH the way I’m going lately

Have you heard of an application called Self Control? You can download it from the internet and you enter certain websites that you want to “ban” yourself from for a certain amount of time, and your computer will stop you from accessing them. Very helpful to combat procrastination!

Oh no Jacquelinee, those hours sound horrible especially if youre at school the same day!!!

Have you thought about why you put things off for doing later?

How about if you set some time early on and make yourself sit down and do atleast 1 task/work and finish it off instead of leaving it for later.

Maybe you can pick one thing you need to do, and set a time to do it, like between 7-8pm or something like that, and then make sure you actually start doing it at that time.

And for incentive, give yourself a reward if you do this for a week maybe a favourite magazine or a book or whatever you want. But only give yourself the reward if you stick to this plan.

Good luck, I am sure you’ll start doing things early on and just get them done 🙂

Guys I think I have a problem with procrastination.

I end up cramming all my work in at 2-4am in the morning each day and end up asleep in school.

I shouldn’t be on here. This is not good as I’m entering my senior years of high school.

Can I please have your tips on combating this completely awful habit? I need some motivation.

It depends what the thing is. Sometimes I just can’t make up my mind or am just so torn between what to do and other times I feel so in control and can make a split decision. I like those times better, no stress involved.

I find that I can’t stand to have things lingering that need to be done so I generally get them out of the way as fast as I can so that I can then do the things I like.I actually can’t rest until assignments /reports are completed….it is more stressful to me to know that they need to be done!

I procrastinate so much, so so so soo much. I’m getting better at just getting over it and getting things done now though, even if it’s the last thing I feel like doing. For work/study related things, I put time aside and have a timetable sort of thing layed out for each night, with time aisde for each different little assignment or project and during that time I don’t even go near the login pages of BH, email, facebook, anything distracting lol.

Oh dear I am a terrible procrastinator… I am actually still in my pj’s… Sssshhhh don’t tell anyone 😮

PJs? I didnt even get dressed at all yet for the day hahaha

Oh dear I am a terrible procrastinator… I am actually still in my pj’s… Sssshhhh don’t tell anyone 😮