i procrastinate?

Question

i can never sit down and actually study, i dont have ADD or ADHD but i just dont have the will or self dicipline to actually do my work. my grades are suffering because of it.. does anyone else have this problem? what do you do? please no negative comments. (they will be reported)

Answer 1

I used to be like that. Do like I did. Take the time to realize that you are closing the door on your future and imagine how much easier it would be to have an education. Force yourself to study, do study groups, anything to get the job done.

Answer 2

How do you know that you don't have ADD? Have you been tested?

I have ADD and did just okay in school but have done well in my profession. Others have as well.

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Answer 3

Start by 1) break things into small steps, 2) prioritize what needs to be done 3) pick a start date and time 4) when the date and time comes dig in and do it, whether you feel like it or not.

DO NOT WAIT FOR MOTIVATION TO COME before you start. There is research that shows that it is common for the feelings of motivation to come one to five minutes after you've begun.

When breaking things into small parts and setting goals keep in mind the acronym SRA, Simple, Realistic and Achieveable. Setting lofty goals might sound good on the front end, but if you don't meet them it will cost you momentum. It will also make you tend to procrastinate...as the giant chunks will loom large when you think about getting started.

It is better to set small, realistic goals. When you meet them, you'll feel good. You can then use that momentum to keep you going.


Another key is self-talk. Remind yourself that a satisfying life involves getting things done, and that procrastination (which you know by experience) leaves you feeling guity and edgy. Far better just to get done what needs to be done, and THEN enjoy yourself fully with none of that hanging over your head.

Enjoy and take care.

Answer 4

lol I'm like that too. you are perfectly capable of getting excellent grades but you lack discipline. you have an exam which you know you can get a 10 in and you've plenty of time to study but... procastinate and study the day before, or 2 days at best, yes, that confirms it, you are exactly like me.

Well, you'd try to imagine how'd you suffer if you don't apply yourself now and the opportunities you might miss just because this lazy-like thing that I don't know how to call cause it's not lazyness, I'm the same as you and I know it isn't.
You can do what I said. hmm actually it didn't work with me but we're different people, you should try.
Anyway, cheer up, don't feel too bad about it, we share the same problem if that's of any relief.

Answer 5

Sometimes it is the enviroment you are trying to study in or the subject matter or even the way you are learning. There are many different kinds of learning styles. Research Garner's 8 Intelligences. Maybe you are doing things in a way that makes it harder for you to focus on the task unknowingly. Oh and ADD is not a bad thing, it's just another learning difference so don't be scared of the label.

Answer 6

Instead of looking at all your homework and studying as a whole, try to break it down into smaller pieces...Tackle one assignment at a time and give yourself a break between each assignment. Don't do homework in a place where you will have distractions (computer, internet, tv, radio, etc.), instead try to find a quiet area of your home without distractions or a school/public library.

It's really not worth procrastinating and putting everything off til the last minute, because you know you are going to have to do it eventually anyway.

Just break everything down into small pieces and give yourself ample time.

Don't get overwhelmed by looking at everything you have to do as a whole.

Answer 7

find somebody to study with whose company you enjoy, but you aren't gaga in love with.

Also, consider setting small goals, like read for 15 minutes, then take a break and do something else that you enjoy for a few minutes.

I teach college and I have the same problem. So I grade a few papers, then come answer a random question.

Answer 8

I also have this problem. When my grades were going quickly downhill like yours, I decided that I would actually do it, but I would reward myself after with a piece of candy or a little snack. After that, I realized how much better I felt because I wasn't worrying how I would finish something in time!

Answer 9

I LOL'ed. =p I do EXACTLY what you do lol. I don't have ADD or anything, but I can't bring myself to do schoolwork early. I have done everything last minute, or seconds, before it's due lol. I haven't gotten TOO bad of grades so far. Straight Bs in college. X.x But I'm trying! You should just like, keep telling yourself you will study or something -.-

Answer 10

Procrastination. I am good at it. I wait until the last minute. You have to be motivated and set your mind to it in order to accomplish it. Sometimes we have to do those things we don't want to do in order to do things we do like to do. We procrasinate more with the things we don't like to do, but we feel so good when those things are accomplished!

Here is a website that might help: I copied and pasted part of it. http://www.writefromhome.com/wwc/177.htm


Accept that you are a procrastinator: If you know you have faults, you can work around them. Understand that your tendency is to put things off and work hard to encourage yourself to do the opposite. Just be careful to build in enough extra time to accommodate your habits.

Take Baby Steps: If you need to get three queries out this week and feel overwhelmed by the task, do one tiny thing at a time. Just outline the first one on Monday, then write the opening paragraph on Tuesday. Wednesday, finish it and outline the second one, and so forth. A seemingly impossible project can be done if you break it down into parts.

Take the work with you: Often, the problem is in your environment. Some people feel all their self-doubts and fears come back the minute they sit in front of their computer. If that's the case, then pick up your pad of paper, your pen and some Post-its and journey to wherever you feel most comfortable. I've worked on the couch, in the library and even in a coffee shop as a reward and a break from my office. A change of pace can also restart those creative juices.

]Get the beginning done: When I have a huge article to write and only have a minute to work on it, I'll often write just the lead. For some reason, once that opening is done, the rest of the article easily falls into place when I come back to it later. Even though I've only composed a paragraph, it feels like the bulk of the work is done and the project isn't so overwhelming anymore.

]Put a mental boss on your shoulder: Working at home or on your own schedule is too much temptation for most procrastinators. It's far too simple to opt for baking cookies over writing essays or sending invoices.
create a list and pretend that it's my boss
Do the icky stuff first: If you have a long list of projects and have a couple that you dread doing, do those first. Author Melissa Hill says she uses a prioritized list and deals with the unpleasant jobs early. "If say, number 1 is no fun [say to yourself] I'll just do it for ten minutes. After ten minutes, you're kind of in the flow of the thing and you end up just finishing it up."

]Make bargains with yourself: I've set all kinds of rewards for myself to get dreaded projects done--from a Hershey bar to a walk around the block. They key is to find something that motivates you enough to get your work done so that the reward is worth the effort.

You can learn to overcome bad procrastination habits and make yourself a much more productive writer. The key is knowing who you are and finding the right approach for your style of work. Before you know it, you'll be getting ten times more work done than ever before--and seeing ten times the results of your efforts.

And another website: This one has to do more with writing. I only copied part of it, but there is more. http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/procrastination.htmlIf you think you are a hopeless procrastinator, take heart! No one is beyond help. The fact that you procrastinate does not mean that you are inherently lazy or inefficient. Your procrastination is not an untamable beast. It is a habit that has some specific origin, and it is a habit that you can overcome. This handout will help you begin to understand why you procrastinate and give you some strategies for turning things around. For most procrastinators, however, there are no quick fixes. You aren't going to wake up tomorrow and never procrastinate again. But you might wake up tomorrow and do one or two simple things that will help you finish that draft a little earlier or with less stress.

You may not be surprised to learn that procrastinators tend to be self-critical. So, as you consider your procrastination and struggle to develop different work habits, try to be gentle with yourself. Punishing yourself every time you realize you have put something off won't help you change. Rewarding yourself when you make progress will.

If you don't care why you procrastinate-you just want to know what to do about it-then you might as well skip the next section of this handout and go right to the section labeled "What to do about it." If you skip to the strategies, however, you may only end up more frustrated. Taking the time to learn about why you procrastinate may help you avoid the cycle whereby you swear up and down that you will never procrastinate again, only to find that the next time you have a paper due, you are up until 3 a.m. trying to complete the first (and only) draft-without knowing why or how you got there.

Best wishes to you and remember to take one day at a time and don't try to accomplish everything at once. It doesn't work for me to do everything at once. It also helps to ask for help sometimes with some things.