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CLARIFY YOUR
PERSONAL GOALS
Articulate and
write down your personal goals. Post them on your door, mirror, or notebook so
you'll see them frequently.
Be sure the task
you think you "should" do is one that is really important
to you, that leads to your goal. If your actions aren't in line with
your intentions, perhaps you should change your intentions: "I
said I'd study history now, but it's more important to rest after
my test today. I'll plan to do it tomorrow morning."
MANAGE YOUR
TIME EFFECTIVELY
- Break your goal
up into little parts. Write out and list the steps you must take
to accomplish your goal.
- Write out a plan
for yourself. Make a schedule.
- Establish a regular
time each day to work toward your goal. Get out of a disorganized
lifestyle and make working toward your goal part of your routine.
- Organize your
environment, complete with the tools you'll need, so it's conducive
to working. Or... move yourself to an environment conducive
to working.
- If you aren't
sure how to reach your goal, learn. For example, if you aren't clear
about an assignment, plan to consult with your professor. Build this
appointment into your schedule.
- Start early. Build
procrastination time into your schedule. Call it "creative leisure."
- Start small and
easily. Build gradually.
CHANGE YOUR
ATTITUDE
- Do you feel that
the world is too difficult?
- That you are inadequate to meet its challenges?
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That you cannot function without a lot of approval?
- Are you frustrated
with the limitations of others?
- Expect nothing less of yourself and
others than perfection?
- Convinced that disaster hinges on your actions?
These are immobilizing, self-defeating, avoidance-producing attitudes
and beliefs. Recognize them as such, and use them only to the extent
that they are helpful.
Don't indulge
them and don't believe them! Replace them with self-enhancing beliefs
and attitudes.
Remind yourself
of the emotional and physical consequences of procrastination. Then
remind yourself of the consequences of not procrastinating.
Concentrate on
little bits and pieces of your project; don't think "all or
nothing."
For a day, pretend
that you are a well-organized non-procrastinator. Imagine how you
would think and behave. Then behave and think that way... even if
only for a few minutes at a time.
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