EPTHow does an average teamliquid reader counter this OP phenomenon?
How do you fight procrastination?
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Seriyvolk
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How does an average teamliquid reader counter this OP phenomenon? | ||
Nagisama
Canada4481 Posts
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AirbladeOrange
United States2571 Posts
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Deja Thoris
South Africa646 Posts
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Szubie
United Kingdom294 Posts
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Fallacy
United States227 Posts
Procrastination | ||
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Maxd11
United States680 Posts
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Nyovne
Netherlands19129 Posts
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d00p
711 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:32 Szubie wrote: Don't go home, stay at the library to work. When you get home, then you can relax and do whatever (assuming you finished everything at the library). This. Ez. And no laptops. A laptop really isn't necessary for studying. | ||
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Hadraziel
Russian Federation114 Posts
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PolskaGora
United States547 Posts
In all seriousness, though, it's just willpower. I had the same problem in highschool but when I went to college I told myself to get my shit together and I noticed a huge improvement in my overall work habits. Once you get in the habit of not resting until your work is done it gets quite easy actually. Plus it feels amazing when you can finally unwind after busting your ass doing homework and what not. | ||
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Seriyvolk
37 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:32 Fallacy wrote: I found this article helped me out quite a bit: Procrastination Thanks, that's inspiring. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
Procrastinating is how I keep my life from being boring. I handle stuff well in a state of emergency at 4 AM anyway. | ||
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beberly
United States117 Posts
I'm in my last year of law school. I've been in school for 20 years straight. That's 80% of my ENTIRE F*CKING LIFE. I'm just...burnt out. I have 2 papers I need to work on, as well as working an externship, going to class, networking, and applying for jobs. And I'm doing about none of that. I just never have the willpower at the end of the day. And it's now starting to negatively affect my mood. When I'm working or in class, I think about the work I've been procrastinating and it depresses me. Then I get home, and instead of actually SOLVING the problem by doing the damn work, I just screw around on the internet or watch TV or work out or do anything other than my work. We can be procrastination-beating buddies. When you get home tonight, just sit down and DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. I'm going to do it, too. Hopefully 3-hours-from-now-Me has the same amount of resolve as current-Me. | ||
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BradwMD
United States43 Posts
On the occasion where there are a lot of streams on or I am in the mood to play games, that is where willpower comes in, I just think to myself that if I work on my school stuff now, then I have all the stress-free time in the world afterwards to do whatever I want to. If i do it the other way around, and save the assignment for the last minute, I know that I will have stress, and no one wants a lot of stress. | ||
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Mothra
United States1448 Posts
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Die4Ever
United States17599 Posts
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Xiron
Germany1233 Posts
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domane
Canada1606 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:40 d00p wrote: Limit use of the library computer to email and course work. Always work in the quiet study area, other than for group work.This. Ez. And no laptops. A laptop really isn't necessary for studying. | ||
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CecilSunkure
United States2829 Posts
For me it really was just a matter of self-control. A swim or drown situation. That epiphany came to me one day when I was doing research for a huge IB essay on Nikola Tesla, and I was reading his biography. He did the same sort of thing and I copied him. | ||
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Aruno
New Zealand748 Posts
This takes little time. But it focuses your mind on tasks. You can play games later. Just make sure you check your notepad. I also recommend you just take a short break before doing anything. Like just lie down on your bed and think about your day. ![[image loading]](http://wodunne.org/chrisdunne/images/ist2_5747772-blank-isolated-notepad-with-clipping-path.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.psychologytoday.com/files/u11/Rodin__The_Thinker.jpg) | ||
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FreudianTrip
Switzerland1983 Posts
Any ways to combat this that isn't just do it would be sick. | ||
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iSometric
2221 Posts
Off to hmwk. | ||
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FreudianTrip
Switzerland1983 Posts
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whatthefat
United States918 Posts
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Loser777
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Latrommi
United States222 Posts
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Kingsp4de20
United States716 Posts
On October 25 2011 11:51 Latrommi wrote: You should get off the comp now and do your work instead of reading this thread. HAHA, so true. TL = me procrastinating. | ||
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starfries
Canada3508 Posts
On October 25 2011 08:07 FreudianTrip wrote: Jesus christ, I opened that article on procrastination, got 2 paragraphs in and guess what I said... "I'll read it later." Im a terrible person. I opened the link in a new tab and said the same thing =/ Last TL thread for me, off to work now | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:28 Seriyvolk wrote: While I'm at school I always think about how important it is to do my homework and read what's on the study list. Yet when I come home I immediately relax and just play starcraft or watch streams. How does an average teamliquid reader counter this OP phenomenon? I go on teamliquid and look for threads on countering procrastination.  | ||
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Spessi
304 Posts
For me though, i see people doing homework, texting, watching tv, while eating, randomly getting on fb/twitter/TL/reddit/etc and i'm like...wtf are you doing? "oh you know, just homework" you are not doing just homework. get your shit all off and do the homework. so i guess, for me the simplest answer is just...have discipline. and then the proper question is, "how i has discipline?" you just do. that's simple. you have any self control at all and you put your ass in gear and GO. | ||
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Kalingingsong
Canada633 Posts
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EscPlan9
United States2777 Posts
If you have multiple assignments due around the same time, say a week later, spread out which days you work on each one. By all means you do not want to put ALL of them off until the last day. I know ideally you should finish them all when you get home or whatever, but realistically, and considering being prone to procrastination, at least spread out the days you do them. It's much less stressful and easier when you get bits and pieces done ahead of time (similarly - break up the big assignments into smaller tasks). | ||
]343[
United States10328 Posts
try to do as much work offline as possible... it actually helps. (especially if you're used to constantly trying to do 5 things at once when you're on the computer... I tend to alt-tab every 15 seconds when I'm working on the computer @_@) | ||
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
On October 25 2011 16:43 ]343[ wrote: so, I heard teamliquid is really terrible for combating procrastination. so is the internet in general. try to do as much work offline as possible... it actually helps. (especially if you're used to constantly trying to do 5 things at once when you're on the computer... I tend to alt-tab every 15 seconds when I'm working on the computer @_@) i procrastinate playing starcraft, i alt-tab on ladder matches to talk on facebook/browse tl | ||
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ketomai
United States2789 Posts
As soon as you get started opening up TL or youtube or MSN, you are screwed and your productivity plummets. The best solution is just prevention. | ||
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SCPlato
United States249 Posts
It does suck because it takes time to do this each night but I have found that I actually have much more productive days during the week usually allowing me to get all my school stuff done and leaving my weekends free. | ||
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