[CHAT] Stopping the Procrastination Cycle
If you’ve ever had to do anything ever in your life which you don’t particularly enjoy, then you probably know the feeling. That test is coming up, or that assignment is due soon – you know you’ve got to get to work! You’re so motivated, so ready, and you’re going to smash this out! You get your work out, your stationary, laptop, water, snacks – everything is ready to go!! You’ve started, and you’re working away at those notes, or starting on that assignment!
Then your phone buzzes – a distraction! – and suddenly your initial eagerness to work goes out the window. You check your phone, and then suddenly it’s three hours later and you’ve spent those three hours on YouTube looking at dogs. At this point it’s almost lunchtime, so you give up and fix yourself a meal. And decide not to acknowledge the work you need to do because you’d rather have a nap, clean the whole house, or re-organise your closet than get back to work (fyi, all things that I’ve done trying to avoid an assignment)
Procrastination isn’t just an excuse for laziness – it’s something that we literally need to work on in order to stop ourselves from falling into that trap. Because our brains can be so loud and demanding about not doing That One Thing, not knowing how to not procrastinate makes it so much harder to get things done on time.
And that’s where this GR Session comes in! Join us at 8pm AEST on Monday the 20th of July, to find out how you can learn to stop being anxiety-riddled messes when an assignment, test or other deadline comes around.
@PeanutJelly148 glad you came to the session! Defs check it out later, I'm sure we'll have plenty of procrastination strategies by the end
Yeah what is the appropriate amount of allowed procrastination? I think that would be tough.. i do it like,, oh ill eat and watch ane pisode of this tv show and then if my mood/focus/momentum is lost its hard to get into it.
I found going to the library or somewhere different than my house to study really helpful because everyone around me is doing work and it's super quiet, I feel like I need to be focused
@Stealth_ninja I use my library heaps too! I find that there's less distractions which makes it easier to focus 🙂
Oh i am areally big fan of a thing called the pomodoro technique too which i have talked about waaaayyy too much
@Ben-RO I've heard about pomodoro from a few different people. I find I need slightly longer breaks than the 5mins it recommends but it's still a good idea. Much better than people who think cramming for hours upon hours with no break is the best way of studying 😛
If you knew someone who was procrastinating right now, how could you get them to stop?
Yell at them 😛 😄 Haha nah, I find that agreeing on a set study time with a friend is helpful even if we're both in different places.
All for the breaks! I think i kind of do that anyway cause I can't just keep writing.. i have to think in between haha
@PeanutJelly148 have a nice night! And if you want to talk about feeling like you can't do something, let us know! That sounds like something we can definitely help with a little bit, if you want 🙂
I gtg guys, enjoy the rest of the chat. Been good so far! Xx
Have you ever successfully stopped yourself from procrastinating? Or do you know someone who can?
I don't know if I've ever stopped myself, but I've definitely cut procrastinating sessions short. It's either through my anxiety overwhelming me, or it's through a strategy to approach whatever it is I'm procrastinating.
I know someone who's super committed to working out regularly (something I'm forever procrastinating) and his strategy is to not lose momentum. As soon as he finishes work he goes straight to the gym, because otherwise if he went home before going to the gym he'd get settled and no longer feel like going
At times I've been able to. If I really push myself or tell myself how good I will feel when it's finally done, it makes me feel better. I know a friend who gets her phone taken away close to exams and assignments, so she has little procrastination around her. But she doesn't really like that method, of course.
But how?? Do you stop??
Have you ever successfully stopped yourself from procrastinating? Or do you know someone who can?
Have you ever successfully stopped yourself from procrastinating? Or do you know someone who can?
In terms of uni work, often my fear of failure will kick in and motivate me to stop procrastinating and do some actual work. In other areas of my life I find it harder though
Have you ever successfully stopped yourself from procrastinating? Or do you know someone who can?
Usually when the panick sets in i run like the wind but my experience has been really different recently, I do find I procrastinate less and am focused. I think it's a combination of enjoying what I'm doing and just a tonne of selfcare that is helping me focus and stress haha
@Ben-RO actually I've used procrastination as a way of deciding if I genuinely dislike doing something. Sometimes I find that I procrastinate less/get distracted less when I'm doing something interesting. Although I do have those days when my motivation is nowhere to be found
I found that with my masters @safari93, I think cause I liked it i managed to get it done so that's pretty interesting.
Wow @Bookworm_K236 maybe you need some more assignments to get that book going haha
@Bookworm_K236 Maybe you need another assignment to write so you can procrastinate on that instead of the novel 😛
