Procrastination: Thief of Time

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Procrastination Thief of Time

• Thought leads
• to behavior

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Who procrastinate

• Raise your hand!?!
• Why do you procrastinate?
• The choice of procrastination is yours. Take
  responsibility!

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The Why of procrastination

• Rationalization
• one way to explain (think) away your actions when
  they dont match up with your values or plans.
• original mind game
• It may seem reasonable but dont reflect the real
  reason

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3 components to rationalization

• Who - often it is you
• situation - often it is academic
• excuse - sounds reasonable but is it?

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Real reasons for procrastination

• Lack of self-confidence
• Low frustration tolerance
• Under pressure - proactive vs. reactive
• Hostility ideal fairness
• Life/time is not giving what you want
• It is important that you can see the difference
  from rationalizations and real reasons

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Procrastination Cycle
potentially difficult situation (getting
squeezed)
Next time
Self-beliefs (cant cope w/ this)
Behavior (procrastinate) (Run away)
Feelings (anxiety, fear, anger)
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How Did This Happen?

• A LITTLE DEMON

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A LITTLE DEMON

• The pleasure Principle
• You want to have Fun
• The finger of Blame
• You externalize and blame others
• Unmask the Demon

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Procrastination Busting

• Make a conscious effort to change
• Use feedback to fight back
• Keep track - monitor
• Tell yourself - best buddy
• Ask others how they do it
• Set goals w/ bite size pieces
• Take responsibility to respond
• Think positive and Plan!

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Main Point

• Differentiating between rationalizations and
  real reasons affect what you believe, thus
  affecting everything else.

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Life often gets in the way of the best-laid
plans.

• UFOs (UnForseen Obstacles)
• Setbacks in your quest for better time management
• productive vs. less productive days
• Still stick with it - this is a learning process
• Avoid procrastination in your goal of avoiding
  procrastination!
• Remember you control/manage your life