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[*kryogenix*]

... to not procrastinate. Seriously.

[JlIaTMK]

hmmm i do that too.... a lot and it really doesnt help ppl!!!! lol

[stupidityhurts]

GET OFF THE STUPID COMPUTER!! --haha i'm just kidding. maybe you should try lock yourself in a empty room and only get out of the room when ya finished everything you need to finish. iono!! i'm one too.

[doom_diver]

Well, I seriously need help on stopping procrastination. I dont know what I am doing but I can leave hwk until 11 PM and work till 2 to finish it. Something is wrong but I dont know what it is, nor how to solve it.

PLZ HELP ME!!!

[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

Well the only way I was able to get rid of procastination:

I asked my sister to occupy the pc the whole day and lock me inside my room with nothing but a bunch of my homework inside.

[*Programmer*]

work on yuor time management skills. period.

[sadolakced acid]

do it tommorrow.

anyways;

first, you're asking here. bad. no internet, phone, etc. if you still have work.

work like there's no tommorrow. i can spend 3 hours doing 2 problems, becuase i space out and go ADD. Or i can concentrate and spend 1 hour and do 60 problems.

if you have a lot of work for a period of time, get rid of your comptuer. don't just turn it off, go away from it. i put up my laptop. when i had finals, i asked that i be suspended, which helped.

restrict destractions.

work in a very simple place. don't have a lot of things on your desk, unless it's from what your' doing that the moment.

if you really need to, take only the things you need to study, and go somewhere else. go to starbucks, as long as you're not tempted to do other stuff there.

go the the library and sit near the wall, facing it.

go work in your car.

so; things to remember:

1- work first!
2- eliminate distractions.
3- full throttle. you have to do the work anyways, why drag it out longer by daydreaming etc?

[Saeglopur]

rofl, my crush got me to stop procrastinating by telling me that she's not gonna talk to me ever if I don't do my work.


I love her.

[jennyjenny]

^ I thought you were a girl and your sex symbol (hah) was one of those kidding things.

anyways,

just turn off the tv and just do your homework after you eat afterschool.

[Saeglopur]

^ ROFL. you never know if I am a girl or a ... girl.

[crazeegirl411]

First of all, you must want to stop procrastinating bad enough. Remember the good feeling when you've done all your homework and there was nothing to worry about.

Work at a clean environment...if it's your room you usually work in, clean your room frequently. Cleaning your room might promote your desire to work too. Also, if your computer is in it, maybe tape the power button shut and label "homework" or something. Or just completely leave the room if it's that tempting.

Keep in mind, everyone procrastinates. But as you do your work, motivate yourself by thinking, "After I'm done with this essay, I'll go get a snack and a drink for 15 minutes." So as you're doing the essay, you have a motivation, a break. But you must work a lot more than you take a break.

I can't do a lot of these things I say, but I still manage to use these tips when I have a lot of homework. Try working an hour earlier on homework each day and work it up.

[voguelove]

dang..im asleep by 11.

make a list. start from when you come home and do not go near the comp or tv. study in your room or have your parents lock you out of the house if its a good day. once youre finished with everything, then do whatever you want.

[WickedDreamer]

Give yourself a reward (go shopping, go on the internet) if you finsih all of your work at a certain time.

Give yourself a time limit, if you only have two hours to do hw, you'll find a way to get it done in two hours.

If my homework is on the computer I give myself a ten minute break every half hour or twenty minutes depending on the importence of the hw.

[*Azarel*]

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[gelionie]

Gosh I've got into the habit of procrastination.

I think what matters is your attitude towards finishing tasks. If you discourage yourself from trying to do the things you're supposed to do, you'll never be able to reach the finishing point.

[WHOngos144]

When you get home do your homework instead of going on the computer

[doom_diver]

well, what if the hwk has to be done on computer then?

[Smoogrish]

I know.. as soon as I get on the computer to do homework, it's like "Bah. I'll do CB first, and then homework." and I end up doing like five hours on CB and then I get no sleep.

[AnnahhbeL]

come up with something by yourself. (:

[Gerifan04]

I don't think this is something that can be taught. It's just a gift! I'm a great procrastinator. Nothing better than putting something off!

[flyinglemming]

My thoughts are pretty much similar to that of MyVermilionPlague. I have a black belt in procrastination. Join the club

Seriously though, there's nothing quite like imminent disaster to get your ass in gear in the right moments; god knows how I managed to survive through university.