Suggestions for time management? Especially for high school seniors who are masters at procrastination...

  • Dan Ozimek

    Hey hey,

    I'm gonna tell you a secret about college life. Are you ready? Everyone procrastinates in college. It's just a way of life and everyone has to adjust to it.
    Here's another secret, there is no one way to make you not procrastinate. If you want to procrastinate, you are going to find a way to do it. Especially with the beautiful outdoors, roommates, video games, TV and the internet, you will find something other than work to occupy your time.

    That's not what you wanted to hear, but I'm Dan. I'm not gonna leave you hanging because I'm just that awesome. Here are a few ideas.

    1) Write everything down. Even if it's on a piece of paper of on your cell phone, write your assignments down. That way, it's harder to mess it up and procrastinate if you definitely know something is due.
    2) Know what's important. Most students can whip off a one page paper pretty easily and you probably could use a bit of procrastination. However, there are some assignments that require additional planning. The trick is knowing what is important and what you need to do to succeed. If that means you need to go to the library immediately after class, then go.
    3) Grow a backbone. Your assignments must get done so get them done. If that means you disappear in the library for a while, then suck it up and disappear into the library. If your friends really want to go out and play football, but you have a huge assignment to get done, you sit your butt down and get to it.

    In all honesty, that's really all I got. Willpower is everything when it comes to procrastination, and when you are in the thick of it, you figure out what works best for you. College makes you grow and adapt, and you figure out how to deal with a lot of things in life. That includes how to deal with procrastination.

    Don't worry. You will find what you need to succeed.

    If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. You know where to find me.

  • Dan Ozimek

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