Thursday, January 23, 2020

How To Combat Procrastination

Written by: Emily Fitzgerald 

School can be a struggle and sometimes work just seems to pile up. If you're anything like me work doesn’t pile up because your teachers give you so much work, you procrastinate. Everyone’s been there! Here are some helpful tips to combat procrastination. 

Tip #1: Try To Tackle Tasks in Short Period of Time
Rather than trying to finish homework in one fatal swoop, take fifteen minutes at a time to work on it. After those fifteen minutes, take short three-minute breaks. This will allow you to only have to focus for a short period of time instead of thinking about the long task at hand. 

Tip #2: Give Yourself Motivation
To get things done you need to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Tell yourself that you can do whatever you need to do and that it’s going to be awesome! 

Tip #3: Don’t be a Perfectionist
Often times assignments won’t get done because people want them to be 100% perfect, however, sometimes you need to step back and just get it done. Once it is completely done, you can go back to revise. Having something on the page is better than having nothing. 

Tip #4: Remove Distractions 

Phones are a main cause of procrastination. They can easily be distracting and hard to put down. Avoid having to deal with phones at all while you are trying to work. Put your phone in a different room until you are done with what you are working on. 


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