Advice for procrastinators

jd989898
Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:44:53 +0000

I am probably considered an EXTREME procrastinator. Throughout high school I would open my backpack maybe once every two weeks while at home only when i absolutely HAD to finish a project or something.

Here is a tip that I have found that worked for me while studying for the SAT-

We all know that the hardest part is STARTING the work, well at least for me it is, so once you start it isn’t all as bad as you thought. What you need to do is physically FORCE muscles to remove the book from your backpack or desk and open it to the page you need to study and physically force yourself to begin working. Once you start, you’ll eventually either pinpoint your problem, or become pleased with yourself being so productive.

Just a tip that works for me. I know this might be obvious, but I think that it may help some people.

Just remember, it is definitely hard but you have to force your body to go through the motions.

There are two actual parts of your brain that battle each other when you procrastinate. One part is the “Oh, a notification on facebook!, Oh a new youtube video!, I’m hungry! This is boring, I’ll just watch TV for 5 minutes”. and one is the “I really should study so I can do well in life” part. The problem is, the first part of the brain is MUCH more powerful and influential on the decision making part of the brain. Only conscious thought can overpower the ADHD part of the brain, and you MUST use it if you want to overcome procrastinating!

So the next time you feel the urge to wait to start your homework, just remember that the hyper active and immature part of your brain is taking advantage of you. And if that doesn’t make you upset, i don’t know what will.