Procrastination
"This strategy helps break tasks into smaller, more manageable pieces to avoid procrastination.”
What is “chunking”?
“This note-taking method involves dividing your paper into three sections: notes, cues, and summary.”
What is the “Cornell method”?
“This breathing technique involves taking slow, deep breaths to calm your nervous system.”
What is “deep breathing”?
“This strategy involves previewing headings and subheadings before reading a chapter to get an overview.”
What is “skimming”?
This type of listening involves recognizing patterns to distinguish important signals, such as hearing your name in a crowd.
What is Pattern Recognition?
“This technique involves setting a specific time to start and finish a task to overcome procrastination.”
What is “time blocking/scheduling”?
"This method uses diagrams to organize information visually.”
What is “mind mapping/graphic organizer/Venn diagram”?
“This strategy helps you keep track of tasks and reduce stress by organizing your schedule.”
What is “time management”?
“This technique involves reading actively by asking questions and summarizing key points.”
What is “talking to the text”?
This tool involves taking time to appreciate the mundane, everyday sounds around us, like the hum of a refrigerator or the chirping of birds.
What is Savoring?
“This term describes the phenomenon of putting off tasks until the last minute.”
What is “procrastination”?
“This note-taking technique involves summarizing each section of a lecture or reading material in your own words.”
What is “Paraphrasing”?
“This is a common technique for coping with test anxiety by practicing relaxation exercises.”
What is “meditating/stretching”?
“This type of reading focuses on extracting essential information rather than reading every word.”
What is “overview reading”?
The impact of culture, language, values, beliefs, and attitudes on how we perceive and interpret sounds.
What are Filters?
“Name a common distraction that can lead to procrastination.” (Hint: We can access it in the palms of our hands.)
What is “social media”?
“This tool helps visually break down complex concepts into simpler parts.”
What is a “graphic organizer”?
“Name a common cognitive distortion that can worsen anxiety.”
What is “catastrophizing/self-doubting/negative talk”?
“This reading strategy involves highlighting key concepts and taking margin notes.”
What is “annotating”?
The invention of this technology has changed how we experience sound by allowing us to record and replay it.
What is the invention of Recording?
“This method involves rewarding yourself for completing tasks to combat procrastination.”
What is “self-reward”?
“This approach involves writing down main ideas and supporting details in a hierarchical format.”
What is “Outlining”?
“This technique involves talking to someone about your worries to gain perspective and support.”
What is “seeking support/asking for help/counseling/therapy”?
“This method helps understand complex material by breaking it down into smaller sections and reviewing them regularly.”
What is “chunking”?
This method involves positioning yourself in different ways to listen, such as active or passive, or critical or empathetic.
What are Listening Positions?