5 Tips to Help you get your Work Done!
Everybody does it. Everybody hates
it. Procrastination: A college student’s worst enemy.
You've been there; your professor
assigns you a huge project. You tell yourself that you'll get to it later. 5
parties later you realize you haven't even started. You tell yourself that
you'll get to it. The tension continues to build and you continue to put it off
when finally, it's the night before the assignment is due... and you've got
nothing! Don't worry; you're not the only one. Procrastination is an epidemic
among college students. So what is to be done? How to we conquer this monster
of laziness? Here are a few helpful tips to help you get your work done.
1. Get a Planner
...and USE it. When you get your syllabus, record all the
assignments, due dates, projects and tests into your planner. Once you've done
that for your entire course list and plan out your study time. Leave more time
for tests, and big projects. Now you must religiously follow your schedule.
Treat it like work, you have to go, no excuses. It is so easy to say "I'll
go to the movie and do it later" or "I'll do it after this
episode". You've got to train yourself to get your work done before you
play. Its part of being an adult and it sucks, but you gotta do it.
2. Get Your Priorities in Order
There is only so much time in a day.
Sometimes you have to decide what you will spend your time on. Use your planner
to decide what needs to be done and prioritize your work load.
Organize the tasks you have written down in order of importance and you will
find that you can get everything done.
3. Begin
The hardest part of doing a project
is getting it started. Don't plan on completing the entire assignment at once
either that can make the project seem too daunting. Decide how long you are
going to work on the project and work that long.
4. Use a List System
Create a "To Do" list for yourself and once you
complete something you can cross it of the list. When you cross something off
the list it feels awesome and can be very motivating. It can be
something as simple as "20 minutes on paper".
5. Reward Yourself
When you have completed a task give
yourself a nice reward. Let yourself take a nap, or go to a movie, or just hang
out with friends. When you get used to a system of reward following work you
will be more excited to complete projects.
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