This week I learned about how finding out what my root cause of procrastinating can help me overcome it. After watching the video, “Why students procrastinate: 3 hidden reasons” I was able to find my reason for procrastinating. I was a part of category 1 which is avoiding criticism. It’s discouraging to get a bad grade when I put in a lot of hard work into it. I should change how I feel about this because I could improve my work by actually trying.
After reading “How to Make Yourself Work When You Just Don’t Want To”, I gained very good tips on how to stop procrastinating. In the article, it mentions that you don’t have to feel like doing something in order to do it. This really changed the way I think about getting things done. One advice I would give to students is to remember that there is no “right time” to start. Tracking my time for the past week was eye-opening. I was able to see how much time I was wasting and realized that leisure time was taking up a large portion of my day. I would recommend all students to try this because knowing exactly how much time you’re spending on certain tasks can help you use your time better.
Sources : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_90AKJPLnk&feature=youtu.be
https://hbr.org/2014/02/how-to-make-yourself-work-when-you-just-dont-want-to