ok this is my case.....whenever i plan to do work- usually school work- i dont get it done and before i know it a day, two days, a week!! has passed....... i know this is the worst kind of procrasination problem but i've seriously tried everything....i've written out a timetable that i havent used...i've used pieces of cards to plan out every single hour for the day....i've even calculated how much work i should get done within every hour....but at the end of the day none of it gets done....i know its lack of commitment and all that.. but i've never done this before and now school is about to open and i'm reallllly panicing!!...its not like i have any distractions cuz i've even went to the extent of puttin myself under house arrest!!
will someone please help me solve this problem - i know i need a miracle..........
2006-08-25 06:35:20 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Btammy♥ 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
You need to change your mentality. Chances are you probably start to think about it and you then decide to do something more fun or less boring. The key here is to make sure that you always keep you mind on purpose. Ask yourself what the purpose is of completing this work and what benefits I will see in the future. Change this habit now before it is too late and you end up settling for something that isn't what you want.
2006-08-25 06:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by schatg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ugh.. it is so difficult to actually do anything productive! (I'm being serious, I am a horrible procrastinator, too). Schedules NEVER work for me... I just ignore them. The only thing that works for me is to set a goal and stick with it. For example: by 6pm, I want to have 10 pages read, or 2 pages written, whatever. Then at 6-- just stop and move on. A bonus is that sometimes I get into a rhythm, so instead of stopping at 6 I just want to finish before I get off-track, and projects get completed early instead of late.
Another thing that works for me is to-do lists, and I purposely put too much on there so I have stuff to carry over to the next day. I just face the fact that I am a procrastinator, and I know not everything will get finished, so better to plan for it instead of pretend I will actually do everything I have to in one day. I often find I will complete the tasks that are most important, and the least important will get pushed back for days and days and days (like ' Clean Closet'.. ugh)
But all this only works sometimes. If you find the cure, please let me know!!
2006-08-25 13:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey gurlfren! U have the exact same situation as me. we are in fact still students right?! So, i have came out with this solution for myself and u shld try it too.....
Each day, i set aside an hour to work on my homework. Only one hour. After that time limit, i stop everything and get on with my life. even if its a little, at least its something.
At the end of the day, u still have to do it right?! so, work on bit by bit.
good luck ^^
2006-08-25 13:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get down on you knees and pray if you need a miracle . Only God hands out miracles. Remember what the Bible says.. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.. Next go to a Christian Book store or a Library and get all the books you can by Emile Barnes. An excellent resource on how to get and stay organized. I will be praying
2006-08-25 13:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set a goal for yourself and a reward that you would not normally give yourself. If you are in college, you have to do this yourself, if you are in high school or lower, then you will have to talk to your parents about helping you out with this. Make a deal and set the guidelines. Gives you something to work for. Good luck.
2006-08-25 13:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by Peachz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah me too Betty but I have found that I do my best work when under pressure!! That is not to say that procrastinating is good though, but most of the time it works out well for me.
2006-08-25 13:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by Eye of Innocence 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donot study for a week & after that think for 5minutes.
Have u done any useful work throughout these days.
And u will get ur answer.
2006-08-25 13:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ritalin...seriously. Get tested. It's real, for some people. Good luck. Other people are just lazy, but it looks like you're trying really hard.
2006-08-26 01:51:07 · answer #8 · answered by Lea A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the same. I am an artist, which Im pretty good at, but I never paint, I want to, but I just find myself procrastinating, usually online in Yahoo Answers....oh shoot! im doing it again! heeeeeeeeelllppppp!!!
2006-08-25 13:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by sfumato1002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same promblem and im tryin to fix it. it screwed me over last year kinda but not this year. just tell urself ur gonna do it and try to do it.ask somebody to make you do it. tell ur parents that if u dont finish ur hw u cant go out or somethign like that and when u think ur responsible enough then tell them to stop and do it on ur own
2006-08-25 13:41:58 · answer #10 · answered by Beca <3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋