Procrastination:
As we head towards spring break and the final Unit 3 project (Writing in a New Genre), let’s check out the City Tech Procrastination Station website. Find and click on the link of the section that most accurately describes the reasons you procrastinate and explore that section. Choose more than one section if you want. Write a summary of the materials in that section below in the comment section.
The text talks about boredom and how it’s more than just not being interested in something. It says boredom happens when we want something to change, either in ourselves or our surroundings. The author encourages you to figure out why an assignment is boring you. Be specific about what you don’t like, whether it’s the vocabulary, the story, or how it feels irrelevant to you. After that, brainstorm ways to make the situation better, like relating the material to your own life or talking to your professor. The main idea is that boredom can help you grow if you pay attention to it and make changes.
What do you think about those claims, Hasley? Do you agree? Disagree? Think there is merit to them? What about what Nadia said: that boredom could originate in not feeling challenged?
The author explains that procrastination is normal and suggests practical ways to overcome it. First, is to remove distractions like phones and address physical needs like hunger, tiredness. Next, acknowledging our feelings without judgment, meaning it’s okay to not feel motivated. To build motivation, reflecting on how completing the task will personally benefit us rather than focusing on external pressures. The key is starting small; breaking work into tiny, manageable steps, for example writing just one sentence to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Most importantly, practicing self forgiveness instead of self criticism, because guilt worsens procrastination. The message of this post is that action creates motivation, taking that first small step makes continuing easier.
“I don’t know where to start”, is short but informative. It provided you with step by step guidance on how to get yourself prepared for the task at hand.
Rosana, can you give a couple of examples?
Hi Professor,
The guidance provided were to gather writing materials to jot down a list of things that need to done at the moment and slowly add more to the list. If you find yourself being distracted, take a 5 minute break and come back and select the next item on your list.
“I’m overwhelmed with distractions”
This text gives you tips about dealing with distractions by practicing mindfulness. It gives you a series of steps to follow like: identifying your roadblock, setting realistic goals, avoiding self-judgement and finally giving you resources to overcome this issues. It talks about the stages of procrastination and how it starts from a feeling, evolves into a physical problem and ends up as a sense of guilt or not being enough. It stresses that mindfulness is a good tool to fight procrastination because it promotes everything against it.
When it comes to time management, prioritizing your responsibilities is very important. Find a system that works best for you, for example writing down your tasks in order of due date then categorizing when it should be handled. Avoid letting your tasks pile up as this will only have you feeling overwhelmed. Completing each task in a timely manner will absolutely have a positive effect on your emotions. I can absolutely relate to this as I often find myself scrambling to finish my piled up responsibilities.