Dooga Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 It's weird, because as much as you try to not procrastinate, you will almost certainly do it (well at least, I do it).I actually started being scared of Weekends, and long breaks, because the guilt at the end of the break is devastating. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 ^Agreed. SO I try to make it seem like I'm doing something worthwhile by posting on this forum. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotaway Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 My biggest source of procrastination comes from browsing online and going thru all my "routines". Once you leave it alone for a few days you sort of escape from them altogether.Haha, that usually happens when I go on holidays overseas, revise for exams, etc. But then I get back into my 'routines' at some point and it's as though I never got out of them!It's sad. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kostaiki Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hey, i do this : go to sleep at 8pm and i get up 3-4 am it really helps me because at 3 am theres nobody you can talk to and nobody who could disturb you so you kind of have to focus on your work Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadesofgray626 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hey,i do this : go to sleep at 8pm and i get up 3-4 am it really helps me because at 3 am theres nobody you can talk to and nobody who could disturb you so you kind of have to focus on your work I do that too! (Except I procrastinate until about 9 p.m., work for a few hours, get really tired and decide to go to bed.) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotte Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 ...- Lock your laptop in a drawer - Uninstall MSN, one of my friend actually did this and she says she's finding everything so much easier - Deactivate your damn facebook account - Steer away from RSS feeds and blogs and (occasionally) forums... I know that IB is meant to take away my life, but not my internet. :'( Please not my internet! ...Although, when it comes to procrastination, I must be among the worst of them. I'll procrastinate hugely to get away from work, but I can recognize that I'm doing so. I end up forcing myself to do work, but then my body protests and I get a stomach ache. When procrastination takes a physical form, you know you have to change habits. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I tried the 10min method but it didn't work because everytime 10 min passed I was all 'nooo, not now. I want to finish it' because i was by then very concentrated and then the break took a bit longer.My biggest distraction is the computer. I almost wish i had a laptop and no wireless which meant I could write things on it, without being able to click on the internet and all. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotte Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 ...My biggest distraction is the computer. I almost wish i had a laptop and no wireless which meant I could write things on it, without being able to click on the internet and all. That'd be torturous for me. I'd sit there looking longingly at my internet connection box, hoping in vain that it would magically spring to life. ..Similar to holding sweets directly infront of a child, but yanking it away when they reach to claim it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 That'd be torturous for me. I'd sit there looking longingly at my internet connection box, hoping in vain that it would magically spring to life. ..Similar to holding sweets directly infront of a child, but yanking it away when they reach to claim it. Haha, that's the thing. It is torturous but still for a good thing. I mean, I'm able to focus at least on studying but I know that in cases like these, I still for some reason click on the wireless button now and then but in vain Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Mai Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 the fact that wireless can capture, "borrow" internet from your neighbors is a bit of a problem... not to mention that you HAVE to type it up, and HAVE to have it in MLA...darned perfectionists!! Also there is no anti-procrastination method!! it just doesnt work:P as a matter of fact, i get most work done in the first hours of the day the project is due(i.e 12am+) its just the way it works Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanbob Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I personally believe that it's a mere thing of discipline. We all don't like doing somethings, but we gotta do them regardlesss. I live an ascetic life daily school life, shuning away time that could be used for relaxing. Instead, I just gotta realize that work has to be done. I do my homework as soon as I get home, which is around 4. Afterwards, I relax and enjoy the rest of the day. I'm usually done by 7, which is when my favorite show Scrubs comes on, and if I have to review for a test or something, I study from 8 to 9. Then again, I have no social life and other stuff...='[ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceisland Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'm not that great at independent willpower, and as soon as I get home, I am immediately distracted by my computer, and the television. For those reasons, I usually try to do as much of my homework at school as possible! I usually try to use the hour before classes begin, my spare period, and the hour after school to finish everything that I can. It's usually a pretty efficient method! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I try to get in 1 hour of straight work for every 5-10 minutes of break time. Usually get all of my work done within 2-3 hours. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
negro75 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I fin d it sooo hard not to procastinate that i dont really have a method i think sometimes i can just actually sit in fron of a desk and work for a certain time but most of the days this really doesnt happen lol. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabolicalangle Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 procrastination for me comes from any access to the internet.... too much stuff on there strong will and upcoming deadlines keep it in check Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck10112 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I like the work for X minutes then take a break but I try to work like 1 hour then take a break. Taking a break every 10 minutes seems to choppy for me.I have to agree with your comment, working for twenty minutes then breaking for 10 seems WAY too fragmented, and the brain doesn't work like that. It can't just be turned on and off like a light switch. You usually start off on the surface and then you slowly think deeper and deeper about whatever it is that's your studying. I'm not sure that you can get very deep into whatever it is that you're studying if your thought process is continuously being interrupted. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck10112 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 It's weird, because as much as you try to not procrastinate, you will almost certainly do it (well at least, I do it).I actually started being scared of Weekends, and long breaks, because the guilt at the end of the break is devastating.I'm the exact opposite. I use all of my weekends and long breaks to get my big projects completed. (Got my History and Psychology Internal Assessment done over Christmas... excuse me I mean "Winter" Break.) That way I can sort of relax when school is in session and just concentrate on studying. I guess I'm just the type of person who likes to "get stuff out of the way." I can't truly enjoy myself when I know in the back of my mind that I still have work that needs to be done. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauliooz Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 well i try to do that too.. like to complete all my IAs and stuff during weekends and holidays.. that 10 minute technique didn't work for me, i just can't concentrate so fast.. and as i see everyone has the same problem with internet. it is killing me! places like youtube should be banned, limited to two videos per day or something like that.. i trully believe that this would increase the overall IQ.. well at least all my assignments would be complete by now Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyro Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I usually don't have a problem with procrastination (except for that Design Tech Project I don't have done...) but I could NEVER turn off my Internet or get rid of my computer because I do most of my homework on it. For me no computer = lost.The only advice I have is to get started, go through the normal routine of checking a bunch of sites or whatever to clear your mind and then make yourself get to work. When you feel like you can't concentrate any more take ten minutes or whatever you can afford and then start again. It's all about will power and the need to get it done. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__inthemaking Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I watch a plethora of tv shows and usually I force myself to finish all my homework before I'm allowed to go watch. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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