Procrastination is a fancy word for skiving! It means looking for something else to do rather than the task in hand. Below are some examples of typical students’ procrastinations for not studying.
- I need to highlight my study planner with highlighters,
- I need to tidy my bedroom,
- I need to check my emails.
It’s not that these are unreasonable excuses for not studying, but if you keep putting something off, you will never get anything done!
Identifying barriers
By looking at how you spend your own time, you can clearly see what your biggest barriers are.
They might include:
- Mobile phone,
- Television,
- Internet,
- Friends,
- Family.
Overcoming barriers
One way to overcome barriers is to be stricter with ourselves but this is easier said than done. If you break up large, overwhelming tasks into shorter, more easily achievable tasks, the task not only becomes less daunting, but you will also feel you have achieved something when you complete it!
Prioritising
Prioritising means doing what needs to be done first, first! We all have things that we don’t particularly like doing, but they still have to be done. Prioritising tasks allows you to be more organised, meaning you make the most of your time, to fit in more of the things you want to do, rather than have to do.
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