GET MOTIVATED: HOW TO AVOID PROCRASTINATION

Presented byDr. Gregory PhillipsAnna Urbanski, GAAcademic Learning CenterSt. Cloud State University

OVERVIEW

WHAT MOTIVATION MEANS TO YOUTIPS ON MANAGING DISTRACTIONS HABIT FORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

• Put your phone on silent and hide it or give it to a friend.

• Set specific times for tv/video games.• Go to the library.• Study in a separate room.• Use website-blocking extensions.

• StayFocusd for Google Chrome

• Set up relevant websites.• Listen to music without lyrics.• Other tips?

SOCIAL TIME

• Put your phone on silent or turn it off and hide it or give it to a friend.• Set times for hanging out with friends.• Prioritize unexpected events/activities

with other responsibilities. • Other tips?

OTHER TASKS• Prioritize.

• Want to be working in the Important/Not Urgent to keep stress low.

• Make a list or create a schedule.• Plan meals ahead of time.• Break assignments into smaller steps.• Sleep – important or not important?

Important Not Important

Urgent Study for exam tomorrow

Print worksheet

Not Urgent Paper due 2 weeks

Laundry

HABIT FORMATION

• Be open to change.• Just because it worked for you in high school doesn’t mean it

will always work for you in college.• Try it – a study strategy, a schedule, a place to study, etc.• If it didn’t work, try something new.• Ask for help.

• Habits form in about three weeks, not overnight.• It takes more effort initially, but once it becomes a habit it

becomes much easier to complete.

Van Blerkom, Dianna. Orientation to College Learning. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010.

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