How should I overcome my procrastination/distraction problem
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It's the end of the year. Homework is starting to pile up. Everyone's stressed and preparing for exams.
When I'm on the bus/train going home from school, I think of all the things I have to do and all the homework I have to get done.
However, when I get home, the first thing I do by reflex is turn on the computer. I tell myself, "Oh, I'll just check this and that." Before I know it, one thing leads to another and I'm managing a lot of windows. When I finally get off the comp. (or at least AFK), I play my DS or watch TV as I eat dinner.
At the end of the day, when it's finally time to sleep, I regret I got nothing done. By the end of the week, I have so much work piled on me that even the time I get on the weekend won't suffice.
I need help -.-"
When I'm on the bus/train going home from school, I think of all the things I have to do and all the homework I have to get done.
However, when I get home, the first thing I do by reflex is turn on the computer. I tell myself, "Oh, I'll just check this and that." Before I know it, one thing leads to another and I'm managing a lot of windows. When I finally get off the comp. (or at least AFK), I play my DS or watch TV as I eat dinner.
At the end of the day, when it's finally time to sleep, I regret I got nothing done. By the end of the week, I have so much work piled on me that even the time I get on the weekend won't suffice.
I need help -.-"
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Nikon
FAKKU Old Guard
Take away anything that you'd normally do for a couple weeks, until you get a habit of doing work done. Then you'll be used to doing it as soon as you get home THEN you can goof off and stuff.
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Wow, you just described my average day. I'd see it as more of a problem if I wasn't smart enough to manage despite my lack of effort but i really do need to get it under control. The worst part though is that even when I don't play my video games or computer I tend to play with my dog or practice handstand push ups or learn some random skill. In any normal situation it'd be good to at least use my time semi-effectively but it's usually at the expense of my school work. I actually managed to not do my biology lab that I meant to do today either :(
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i feel ya.
figure out why you are procrastinating...i dont mean the distractions you use..but figure out why you dont want to finish the things you have to do. and if this means limiting your time on the 'puter than well. bite the bullet. cause a weekends no fun if youre stressed making up things you didnt finish.
figure out why you are procrastinating...i dont mean the distractions you use..but figure out why you dont want to finish the things you have to do. and if this means limiting your time on the 'puter than well. bite the bullet. cause a weekends no fun if youre stressed making up things you didnt finish.
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that is about how every day went for me in High school XD As i went on to collage i got out of it, but i'm not sure why ^^;
I guess the best thing to do is to force your self to get into the routine of doing work right when you go home XD turn off the computer the morning before (if you keep it on all day) or something so you aren't tempted by it could help. Think of getting on the computer as a reward for getting your work done XD
I guess the best thing to do is to force your self to get into the routine of doing work right when you go home XD turn off the computer the morning before (if you keep it on all day) or something so you aren't tempted by it could help. Think of getting on the computer as a reward for getting your work done XD
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Power outages and loss of internet can do wonders for your studies and homework. I've found that out a few times. It's always the "I'll just check this for a while" that turns into 10 hours and you only realize when you find out you're still in your work clothes and it's time to go to eat a quick dinner before sleeping.
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Procrastination isn't something that is ever overcome. You will always do it. Only the degree to which you do it will change. I did it all the way through high school up until my final days when I realized I just might not graduate. Long story short, I graduated, but cut it close. You need a fire lit under your ass, thats all.
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just a suggestion k, try 4 a change when u go back home finish ur homework first no matter wat, cuz u can acess ur computer anytime but set a rule 4 urself tht is u hv to finish ur homework first.
Just keep in mind tht ur computer won't run away no matter wat.
Just keep in mind tht ur computer won't run away no matter wat.
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Stay in for after-school events. Join a club, team.
Join anything that demands you be there every schoolday. It breaks you from your habbits. Oh, yah, sell your DS. Games are just ways to make time pass faster and you gain nothing from it. Accomplish real things, I had to come to this realization a while back.
You may seem uncomfortable not doing these things, I myself still do. But, my life seems much more enjoyable and colorful now.
Join anything that demands you be there every schoolday. It breaks you from your habbits. Oh, yah, sell your DS. Games are just ways to make time pass faster and you gain nothing from it. Accomplish real things, I had to come to this realization a while back.
You may seem uncomfortable not doing these things, I myself still do. But, my life seems much more enjoyable and colorful now.
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I know what its like i just finished high school :D
and i didnt do my homework most of the time but the easy way to get all that work done is if you dont think about going on the computer. or play games. now that i am final finished with high school forever so i can do whatever i want :lol:
and i didnt do my homework most of the time but the easy way to get all that work done is if you dont think about going on the computer. or play games. now that i am final finished with high school forever so i can do whatever i want :lol:
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i've found the only thing that really works well for me is going to sleep fairly early and waking up at 4 or 5am to go study on campus. when i took a years worth of chinese over one summer i actually got to know the cleaning staff for the building my class was in b/c i would study in the empty class room a little before sun up each day. dunno, i can focus a lot better first thing in the morning.
for term papers i tend to just do the all nighters the night before its due, only way i can write for some reason. it works out well, i tend to let more things slip through in the proofreading process, but overall the papers turn out better. one of them actually got praised by a prof so much that he bumped my total grade a whole letter. it was probably at least partially due to the topic being one that he seemed to enjoy (the use of propaganda cartoons in WWII and their more recent removal from circulation) but the praise still made me pretty happy since he had just one a pulitzer recently for his latest history book.
for term papers i tend to just do the all nighters the night before its due, only way i can write for some reason. it works out well, i tend to let more things slip through in the proofreading process, but overall the papers turn out better. one of them actually got praised by a prof so much that he bumped my total grade a whole letter. it was probably at least partially due to the topic being one that he seemed to enjoy (the use of propaganda cartoons in WWII and their more recent removal from circulation) but the praise still made me pretty happy since he had just one a pulitzer recently for his latest history book.
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damn, this happens a lot to me too. I just don't have enough self-discipline. I'm going to try out some of those suggestions though. I guess I should start by getting off the computer now. -_-
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i have it worse
even if i stay away from the PC, just the mere sight of a cozy bed is enough to distract me... or the notebook which i write on would suddenly become a sketch pad (i love to draw sometimes)
even if i stay away from the PC, just the mere sight of a cozy bed is enough to distract me... or the notebook which i write on would suddenly become a sketch pad (i love to draw sometimes)
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I do most of my work on the computer, so distraction is the bane of my life.
the best way I found(if you use a pc) is to have all the work you need to do open, then do whole bits(bytes :p)
e.g. explain the spiral lifecycle along with the advantages,disadvantages and where it would be used
so do all the explaining then be distracted by a few threads, then the advantages then a few threads etc etc
took me four hours though :twisted:
anyway, back to objective reviews -_-
the best way I found(if you use a pc) is to have all the work you need to do open, then do whole bits(bytes :p)
e.g. explain the spiral lifecycle along with the advantages,disadvantages and where it would be used
so do all the explaining then be distracted by a few threads, then the advantages then a few threads etc etc
took me four hours though :twisted:
anyway, back to objective reviews -_-
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tigeros wrote...
Power outages and loss of internet can do wonders for your studies and homework. I've found that out a few times. It's always the "I'll just check this for a while" that turns into 10 hours and you only realize when you find out you're still in your work clothes and it's time to go to eat a quick dinner before sleeping.I hear ya brother!*Happening right now!*
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You should just install Linux on your computer. That severely limits what you can do, especially if you don't know that much about Linux. Try it, you'll be amazed by how little things you can do on a new operating system. That'll force you to do your homework. Worked for me anyway
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mGARANDEUR1 wrote...
You should just install Linux on your computer. That severely limits what you can do, especially if you don't know that much about Linux. Try it, you'll be amazed by how little things you can do on a new operating system. That'll force you to do your homework. Worked for me anywayIf you don't know anything about Linux, yes, it will stump you and you'll drift for hours trying to get something to work.
However, if you have a little bit of knowledge and halpz, you will find it to be an incredibly useful and tool-filled OS.
PS: It's good for harvesting WEP keys too... I didn't say that though...
Summary!: If you have a spare computer, partition or VMWare knowledge, then yes, go download the disks. Noaw. It's handy to know about superiour OS's. I still run XP as my main OS though... >_> Fedora 7 just distracted me for hours with its stuffs.
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dont got the same problem, i wont get any homework, got to do all my studies at skool, studying to become a plumber, so its all practikal stuff.
pritty hard to take home a gass-weld or somthing like that on the buss :?
try to stay in skool a little while longer than usual and do your homework
pritty hard to take home a gass-weld or somthing like that on the buss :?
try to stay in skool a little while longer than usual and do your homework
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After installing Linux you can't even watch DVDs,AVIs, or MPEGs because it doesn't come with a codec for it. Or maybe you are inclined to talk to a friend using instant messaging (Kopete, or Jabber)...well good luck trying it get it to run without crashing. Good luck finding drivers for all of your hardware. If you do find them, they are probably build into the operation system and run everything shitty. Have a fast printer? It'll run at least ten times slower using linux's lousy drivers. Want to spend weeks trying to get your programs and games to work? Fine, but that seems like a big waste of time to me.
"Out of the box", Linux only has office tools and internet capabilities and not very much else. But hey, its a stable operating system that won't give you any problems and won't distract you from your work.
"Out of the box", Linux only has office tools and internet capabilities and not very much else. But hey, its a stable operating system that won't give you any problems and won't distract you from your work.
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mGARANDEUR1 wrote...
After installing Linux you can't even watch DVDs,AVIs, or MPEGs because it doesn't come with a codec for it. Or maybe you are inclined to talk to a friend using instant messaging (Kopete, or Jabber)...well good luck trying it get it to run without crashing. Good luck finding drivers for all of your hardware. If you do find them, they are probably build into the operation system and run everything shitty. Have a fast printer? It'll run at least ten times slower using linux's lousy drivers. Want to spend weeks trying to get your programs and games to work? Fine, but that seems like a big waste of time to me."Out of the box", Linux only has office tools and internet capabilities and not very much else. But hey, its a stable operating system that won't give you any problems and won't distract you from your work.
All of these things depend on the release version and packages included, especially this "out of the box" thing.. Also, it's a powerful system. For an average user, everything appears flawed and slow, but to one with experience, the entire setup gives you the world at your fingertips. It gives you the oppurtunity to do so much that you can't in a buggy and flawed OS like Windows. Compatability is not really an issue, as if your system is up to date, then the drivers will work fine. If it's older (PII-III and back area), then you have to use an older version of the Linux Kernel that has native (not legacy) support for such devices. I do not reccomened any normal user to attempt to use Linux, as they will just end up lost, confused and fustrated. It was NOT designed for people to use casualy, it's designed for people who want moar from their computers.
On another note, Fedora 7 is the Linux my work and I use to host websites, because it is so much more reliable and time-critical baised than Windows. It does come with built-in support for Video codecs using some DirectShow filters.