Hello all!
I was reading my comments and had some great feedback as to how I could fix my problem. Also, found some other information on a website called EzineArticles .It suggested the use of 11 ways to stop procrastination and out of these I will use a few. I will use a calendar, set a deadline, and on occasions work with a study buddy. With these ideas I will use reinforcements and punishments. The positive reinforcement of creating a calendar and setting an 11pm deadline to complete my tasks is getting though my tasks quicker and have more time to de-stress, talk to friends, and get more sleep. This will be effective because I greatly enjoy just relaxing, reading a book, talking to friends, and I absolutely LOVE SLEEP! These things will be a reward for working efficiently. The negative reinforcement would be to get my tasks quicker so that I can avoid complaints from my parents that "such and such was not done". I don't like when I am doing work and I hear that minor thing was not done; it only makes me feel bad and stress out more, so being able to avoid that would be great :D The positive punishment would be staying up too late and waking up too early to get enough sleep. Everyone loves spending as many hours as they want sleeping and staying in dreamland! Lack of sleep causes a loss of focus and feelings of exhaustion throughout the day, so to stay away from those effects this punishment will be effective. The negative punishment would be to remove music or music from the tv for the rest of the day if I do not do my homework right when I get home or till my 11 deadline. This is significant because I work better with some type of music in the background because it keeps my enthusiasm up and helps me focus. I will use a fixed interval because i will have to complete a certain amount of work in order to get a certain amount of free time.
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I totally agree that lack of sleep will be effective (I love sleep too!). But wouldn't that be a negative punishment because sleep is being taken away?
ReplyDeleteI really like your program and I think it will work!! Also, thank you for posting the link. Good luck =]
After reading your plan i just have a little suggestion because i always listen to music while i study since it helps me focus, but i tend to listen to music without lyrics. a few suggestions would be classical music obviously Mozart and Beethoven but also composers such as Bach and Handel would be good choices since most of their music is composed of instrumentals and not lyrics which keeps your brain from singing along to that catch beat. since im taking a music class i have listened to classical music alot more when i study and it has caused me to study better and more efficiently. just a suggestion but if you dont want to remove all forms of music just remove the pop songs and listen to instrumentals. good luck with the rest of your study.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the Daily Show is great isn't?...
ReplyDeleteYour idea about not having to deal with parent's pressure caught my attention. I am sure this will turn out to be very effective - this negative reinforcer in which you will try to remove the stress that comes with dealing with parents' demands. I too sometimes hate it when my parents do that - it can become irritating, especially when you know that you'll eventually do it. And overall, I think your plan really does capture the ideas of operant con. I hope you succeed, and good luck!