Here we are. The bane of high school and college students everywhere.
You're given weeks to do a project, which would be simple, but who can deny the temptations of more desirable activities such as hanging with friends, playing games or sports, and watching some good ol' tv. We tell ourselves over and over to focus on schoolwork, but it rarely works. Everyone's got this problem, in one form or another. But how do you solve it?
Well, I'm here to say that it's possible. Through an honest desire to cure oneself, it is entirely easy to turn a potential problem into the solution. What do I mean? Well, perhaps waiting until the last minute isn't such a bad thing. For example, it heightens the desire to do an activity substantially. Out of the need to accomplish an assignment, motivation skyrockets.
The only thing is, you have to strategically procrastinate. By this, I mean plan your work. Compose a list of the meaningless tasks you see as potential hazards to your project. By doing this, you will gain peace of mind in knowing the things that lie before you. And then it's time to work. You will switch up between working on your large goal and doing the small things. Slowly but surely, you will begin to accomplish your large goal, while feeling satisfied in completing the small tasks that you have written down. Your list will become your loading bar toward the end game.
If you're anything like me, this will help tremendously. I find myself thinking of all sorts of compromises to stave off working on large projects, and through making a list, I can organize anything and everything that needs to get done. Try it out, and if it cures your problem, you're welcome. If not, you tried: no harm done.
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