Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Baseline Behavior

Over the past week I have engaged in procrastination constantly. It is most noticeable in the evenings when I get home from school. Whenever I had a homework assignment or a test to study for, I waited around or just got distracted. It happened every day and I didn't end up finishing all the tasks that needed to be done. The worst case was on the weekend when I had 4 days to do 11 assignments that were due at 7am Tuesday, but didn't start on it until 6pm on Monday and ended up finishing at 4am Tuesday morning. It's a pretty strong bad habit of mine XD !I have most likely been conditioned to this behavior through my dislike for what I need to do. I dread just starting certain tasks so I just put it off. Another reason is because I think that I am going to stay up late, so I nap right when I get home. This causes me to end up waking up at 8pm, doing my work, and going back to sleep at 2am. This is a problem that has been going on since elementary school, and is bad because I wake up at 5-6 in the morning. I get the reward of just coming home and sleeping because I am tired, but I get tired because I don't sleep for enough time in one sitting.Some things that could help me change this behavior is setting deadlines, forcing my self to work early and finish early, and making lists of what needs to be done so nothing is forgotten or left for another day.
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  1. EstephanieApril 9, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    Hello, Phylicia
    I'm Estephanie....
    I am also getting rid of my procrastination...
    I would suggest a planner!!!
    to keep a tight schedule!

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  2. JoseApril 10, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    Hello Phylicia. Yours is a formidable task and I can see from reading this entry that you are having a hard time adjusting. I too have been procrastinating for as long as I can remember...but recently I have put it under control. You see, I am in a situation where I am forced to do my work. Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school from 8AM until 7PM. This may sound ridiculous and downright suicidal but I must say that this type of schedule has helped me curb procrastination by A LOT! So I am not sure but if you find that staying at school for a few more hours is a possibility you may wish to try it out. It really isn't that bad.

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  3. alexApril 11, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    Hey Phily! It soungs to me like you are having a hard time procrastinating, but don't worry I'm sure we all do it so don't feel bad! I would suggest doing your work in between classes if you have a break. That way when you go home in case you do take a nap you won't have to worry about it as much. I would also suggest a big white board in your room, maybe place it in a wall right by your door, so you won't miss it everytime you leave your room. Write your daily schedule with a red marker so it attracts more attention to you and therefore helping you to remember your task for that day.

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  4. AnonymousApril 12, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    Hey Phylicia, I've done the same thing where I used to come back home from school, take a nap, and then wake up at 8pm to do hw. The way I managed to stop it was to basically just fight my way through so I wouldn't take a nap. I had to basically rearrange the way I sleep in that now I sleep around 10-11pm and wake up around 6-7am to work out. This setup has really helped me stay awake during the day and sleep comfortably at night. I would definately set up small goals and finish them each day, if you have a big project, break it up into chunks and complete them each day. Good luck!

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