How do I stop procrastinating?!


Question: How do I stop procrastinating.?
I always say to myself that I'll do something in 5 minutes, and then it will be 2 hours later and 10 at night and I haven't started my homework. Please help , how can I make myself do it.?
And do not say "I'll get back to you later" or one of those dumb jokes which have been done so many times and that I do not want to hear.
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Answers:
I'll answer this later, or maybe not!!!!
OK, sorry, didn't realize this was serious, get off of this site, do your homework.
Discipline yourself, set goals, no Y/A until homework is finished, & stick to your goals. You have to be serious/honest with yourself. No dou8bt it will be hard, but you need determination, GOOD LUCK, IT WILL BE HARD!!!Health Question & Answer

I used to tend to do that when I was at school, and I still do that for other things now. One thing I would do is just do a little bit at one time. Another thing that I would do is to reward myself for completing a task. also, you might could get a study buddy. One other thing is that you can figure out what it is that's keeping you from going ahead and doing it. If it's that you think it's hard or boring, then you can find some way to deal with that. Procrastination is usually just a habit, and you just have to commit to changing the way you do things. But it takes some time.Health Question & Answer

well i am like the opposite i do everything right away when i get it, if i don't it drives me crazy, my advice to you would say to yourself, to eliminate all of the stress i am causing myself i need to do this now and i will get it over with, therefore i won't have the suffering i do now. I mean think about it if you get it all done then you can do whatever you want and won't have to think about it. Its as simple as making yourself do it.Health Question & Answer

An extract from section 26, on procrastination, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris follows (much more there): We tend to view tasks in their entirety, making them appear huge. I find that it helps to break it down into readily achievable stages, and promise myself a small reward, on the completion of each, and a bigger one, once finalised. Another tactic is to promise yourself that you will make a start, and just do 5, or 10 minutes. If, at the end of that time, you feel like continuing, do so.

Otherwise, take a short break, and come back to it, later. It's making the start, that's often the hardest part, and once that is done, everything else often just seems to fall into place, possibly because your unconscious mind is using parallel procession, and continuing to consider it, during the breaks. Set a timer, or alarm, to remind you when your next break is due, and don't put it off for too long. To do otherwise is to create a disincentive to returning to the task.

Folders, shelves, and boxes, clearly labelled, and assigning a place for everything, then getting into the habit (it takes 30 - 40 repetitions to establish a habit, for most people) of putting things in their respective places will make it much easier, in the long term, and help you in other ways, as well (having places for your keys, credit cards, wallet/purse, cellular mobile phone, P.D.A., etc., so you never misplace them). Colour coding can sometimes be of additional benefit in quickly locating something. The benefits will carry over into other areas of your life, too, such as work.

View: http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/ove... and http://psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20030... and http://depression.about.com/cs/selfhelp/... and http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/... and at http://www.43things.com/things/view/225/... the topic of laziness is also addressed. Enter "procrastination" in the searchbar at http://www.mercola.com/

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