Procrastination
What is procrastination?
"To delay an action that you could do now"
Pro Tip: Assignments are closer than they appear!
How do you become a successful scheduler? There are four things.
Prioritize your commitments. Make a calendar. Review your schedule daily. Be flexible.
What does the textbook say multi-tasking really is?
Task switching. Apparently there's no such thing as multi-tasking!
What four scheduling tools does the chapter recommend?
What five strategies can help with procrastination?
Set a timer. Remove distractions. Make to-do lists. Eat that frog. Reward yourself.
What does it mean to make a calendar that "reflects your priorities"?
More time for what's important to you. Less time for what isn't.
What is mindfulness? How is it related to "multi-tasking"?
Mindfulness is when you choose to focus your attention on one thing. It's the opposite of "multi-tasking"
What's the difference between a calendar and a to-do list?
A calendar helps you visualize what's coming next. A to-list breaks down an assignment into small tasks.
What does it mean to "eat the frog"?
Do the most unpleasant things first each day. Get them over with!
What's the difference between urgent and important?
Urgent means it requires immediate action.
Important means it has value and significance.
What object does the book compare to attention? What are the steps to practicing mindfulness?
A flashlight! Focus your attention on something. Notice when you get distracted. Gently bring your attention back to focus.
How do you fill out the semester at a glance worksheet? Why is this important?
You add literally every assignment for the entire semester. This ensure you don't forget anything.
Tabitha is having trouble FOCUSING and getting her assignments done. Her friends keep asking her to hangout. Which time management strategies should she use?
Remove distractions. Make a to-do list. Reward yourself.
Tabitha has a BIG math exam tomorrow worth 100pts. She also has a 100pts essay due Friday. Which one is Urgent? Which one is Important?
Tabitha is feeling stressed about college. She's doing her homework while watching tv, texting her friends, and checking Instagram. How can she practice mindfulness?
Choose one thing to focus on. Not everything at once. Take a moment to focus on her breath to help calm herself down.
Tabitha has two midterm essays and a midterm project due soon. She totally forgot. Which of the scheduling tools could have helped her remember? How?
Syllabus. Calendar. Planner. The syllabus probably had the due dates listed. A calendar or planner would have visually shown her in advance.
It's Tuesday. Chase has three assignments due Friday. Which time mgt strategies should he use? Explain how.
Eat that frog. Start with the one he's dreading most.
Remove distractions. Work from the library.
Set a timer. Give himself an hour per assignment.
Reward yourself. Get himself Chickfila afterwards.Chase has three exams this week. He feels pretty good about two of them but they're later. What Covey Quadrant does the third exam fit in? Why?
Urgent and Important. It's earlier in the week and he doesn't feel confident about it. So he should study for it first.
Chase received a bad grade on a major exam. His next exams are later today. He's feeling mentally scattered. How might mindfulness help him out?
Focusing on one thing at a time allows him to still pass the other exams. Even if he's feeling stressed about the first one.
Chase doesn't like planning. He just remembers in his head. Except the five page paper that's due tomorrow. How can he use a to-do list to catch up?
Break the paper down into chunks. Find time in his schedule to work on it. Read the essay instructions. Gather his sources. Create an outline. Start writing.