Help Me With Procrastination

[Prometheon]

I am a ridiculous procrastinator and it's starting to be a real problem in Uni. Does anyone have any tips for just doing my friggin work!?

[RicardoObviouso]

get a girlfriend who will whip you into shape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it works every time.

[Prometheon]

Hahahaha, already have one who has high hopes and opinions of me and my scholastic potential. Still doesn't help.

[RicardoObviouso]

tell her how you feel and if she cares, she'll help and if it doesnt work she'll leave you because you have no will power.

 

 

 

 

its a damned if you do damned if you dont kinda thing.

[Prometheon]

Hahaha I suppose so, yes. Though we don't live togehter so it's kinda diffuclt for her to enforce anything.

 

Also, I have amazing willpower in every other regard. Just not sitting down and actually doing work. And somehow I'm still pulling decent grades for first year. Ugh.

[RicardoObviouso]

do you smoke weed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i used to, and it totally motivated me.

[Prometheon]

Tried it a bunch of times but it honestly doesn't do anything for me except make me cough a little.

 

Alright, I'm going to go start it right now. If I post again tonight, ban me or something. It's due tomorrow!!!

[garsk]

well when you leave stuff for the last minute, it is usually when you do your best work (well i do). But one way to keep you from procrastinating is get into a room where nothing will bug you. get ride of the tv, unplug the internet from your computer and do some work. if you gotta study, go sit on the toilet, best place to study cause there is nothing to bug you.

[RicardoObviouso]

except all the bacteria that now call your ass home.

Edited January 31, 2006 by one_trick_pony

[jmwilson529]

my husband and i attempted nanowrimo this year... and we found something that worked quite well for motivation.. i haven't attempted to use it for anything other than that... and it wasn't something that would get you into gear if you were lackluster about starting, but something rather to keep you going once you get started... and that was give yourself a goal and a reward... ours was no smoking until we wrote X number of words... just pretty much sit down, start working and keep at it until you reach a good point, and then reward yourself... if itis a strong enough "goal" then it should keep you at it... if you are having a problem with getting started, then i have no clue what to suggest =) hehe... as w/garsk, i often found that i did my best work under pressure, but not always the smartest route to go.. hope that helps in some way

[no yu begin wher i end]

I am a ridiculous procrastinator and it's starting to be a real problem in Uni. Does anyone have any tips for just doing my friggin work!?

No. Go have a beer.

[supercanuk]

Id say set down a specific time to get something done and follow through just once. If you follow through once, then you will usually get a lot completed, and since you started something, you'll want to get it finished and set down more time to finish it up. I dunno thats what i do, because i hate leaving unfinished projects. This may or may not apply to you at all.

[Prometheon]

Well it's been about 10 hours since I 'started' and I'm now almost done! Whoo!

[Shiri]

Yay! Man, I don't miss school

[Prometheon]

I dunno, it's not that bad. It's a lot of work, but you meet some really cool people and have a good time.

[little miss sunshine]

This is how I get stuff done:

 

Beth wants to go for a run but also needs to read 100 pages of assigned reading from her cunt of a teacher. I set a goal of how much reading I need to get done that day and then cut it in half. After I finish half the reading, I can go for my run. After my run I feel really good about myself and then I have the energy to do the rest of the reading. Works for me.

[Prometheon]

Yeah, that might work as I'm a huge gym rat. Cool idea, thanks.