The most useful thing that I learned in this module is the strategy of listing out the costs of procrastination from the Harvard Business Review (HBR) article. It’s an amazing strategy that I have never considered before; it forces people to confront the potential consequences of their procrastination which then incentivizes them to not procrastinate. As a result, people are better off, far less likely to procrastinate, and more productive because they have a tangible measurement of how things can go wrong or be costly if they procrastinate.
Something that I have already put into practice from this module is breaking down large tasks. For example, when it comes to studying for midterm and final exams, my strategy has always been to break up my study time and schedule it based on a) current understanding of the content, b) size of the chapter(s), and c) point value of the exam. Above, I have provided an example of a schedule that I made for my political science class in the Autumn 2020 semester. When I’m able to stick to this type of scheduling, the results have often been quite positive (meaning that I get a high grade on the exam). However, to make this strategy even more effective, I need to get better at not procrastinating and handling any and all digital distractions properly.