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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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