I'm a high school student who loves math. Christianity has been the center of my world for my whole life. I want to learn about other world views and modify my own.
I just readthis post by lukeprog. It talks about three types of procrastination and the solutions for each. The article's advice for each scenario can be summarized as follows:
Problem: low expectancy of success; solution: optimism
Problem: low value assigned to task; solution: make the task more pleasant or meaningful
Problem: impulsiveness; solution: commit ahead of time
I think my own procrastination is distinct from all of these. I put off my school work because I believe I can do it all at the last minute without getting worse grades. And I can.
So, does this method cause me problems? If it doesn’t, I don't think it should be called procrastination. It's just my way of doing things.
The main effect is that I have much less free time right before large assignments are due. But I have more time on other days. And because longer, more frequent work sessions on projects allow me to immerse myself in the ideas, I think I get an overall efficiency bonus. It wasn't until recently that I discovered the issue with procrastinating when I believe I can get something done in less than the time provided.
At the start of February, I got a concussion. I was virtually forbidden to concentrate or look at screens for weeks. I missed some deadlines. My teachers are being nice about it, but I bet they would be more sympathetic if I had at least been on top of things when it happened. I also missed the month that I had planned to do most of my studying for the ACT, which I'm taking in a couple days. I couldn't have predicted the concussion, but *sigh* I should have predicted that something unpredictable would happen.
I'm a procrastinator because of the planning fallacy. Solution: don’t commit the planning fallacy.
I just read this post by lukeprog. It talks about three types of procrastination and the solutions for each. The article's advice for each scenario can be summarized as follows:
I think my own procrastination is distinct from all of these. I put off my school work because I believe I can do it all at the last minute without getting worse grades. And I can.
So, does this method cause me problems? If it doesn’t, I don't think it should be called procrastination. It's just my way of doing things.
The main effect is that I have much less free time right before large assignments are due. But I have more time on other days. And because longer, more frequent work sessions on projects allow me to immerse myself in the ideas, I think I get an overall efficiency bonus. It wasn't until recently that I discovered the issue with procrastinating when I believe I can get something done in less than the time provided.
At the start of February, I got a concussion. I was virtually forbidden to concentrate or look at screens for weeks. I missed some deadlines. My teachers are being nice about it, but I bet they would be more sympathetic if I had at least been on top of things when it happened. I also missed the month that I had planned to do most of my studying for the ACT, which I'm taking in a couple days. I couldn't have predicted the concussion, but *sigh* I should have predicted that something unpredictable would happen.
I'm a procrastinator because of the planning fallacy. Solution: don’t commit the planning fallacy.