Slide 1 : “My mother said, ‘You’ll never amount to anything because you procrastinate.’ I replied, ‘You just wait. . . .’” Judy Tanuta Teaching Technologies–Stop Stutter-Stepping Procrastination
Definition : The avoidance of doing a task which needs to be accomplished. Definition
Slide 3 : What do we know about Procrastination?
What are the facts?
Slide 4 : Men Women
Slide 5 : BIG Costs for Chronic Procrastinators Less Wealth Less Health Less Happiness Indicator of Higher Alcohol Consumption Less Sleep (Insomnia) More Stress
Slide 6 : IF the consequences can be severe, or at the least, cause us a little stress and anxiety, why do we do it?
What draws us away from tasks we want to accomplish?
Slide 7 : Not being able to manage our time wisely no longer appears as a viable excuse.
Dr. Ferrari from DePaul U. states, “Telling someone who procrastinates to buy a weekly planner is like telling someone with chronic depression to just cheer up.”
Slide 8 : F E A R
Slide 9 : The number one way that we procrastinate is due to the ease of accessing technology. It’s now fun to waste time.
We have “. . . TVs in every room, online video, web-surfing, cell phones, video games, iPods and Blackberries. At work, e-mail, the Internet, and games. . . It’s never been harder to be self-disciplined.” (Steele)
Slide 10 : Let’s take a look at some of the obstacles that procrastinators place in their path to sabotage themselves.
Slide 11 : You MUST read/have all the information before acting.
Do it right or not at all.
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Wanting Perfection Perfection Loop Knot
Slide 12 : Fatal inertia The tendency for a body at rest to stay at rest. Can’t seem to get started.
Slide 13 : Not focused Can’t stay on task. Bouncing from one thing to another.
Slide 14 : Overwhelmed. Don’t know where to begin. MAGNITUDE OF TASK
Slide 15 : Ansgarr, the Geek?
Slide 16 : F E A R of failure
F E A R of success
F E A R of finishing FEAR
Technology F E A R
Slide 17 : Nothing new to offer.
Feel like you’re not an expert.
Work / Product won’t be good enough. SELF-DOUBT
Slide 18 : goals Not setting any goals or not setting achievable goals.
Slide 19 : IDEAS TO GET YOU MOVING
Slide 20 : Wanting Perfection Perfection Loop Knot Better to produce something
rather than nothing.
Replace the perfect task
with one small imperfect step. “Have no fear (or want) of perfection- you'll never reach it"~Dali
Slide 21 : Fatal inertia Get inertia to work in your favor
Building any positive behavior into a habit —
whether it’s writing first thing in the morning,
or going to the gym after work,
or always leaving your keys by the front door
is a great use of inertia.
Once established, it becomes harder to break
your habit than to not do it.
Slide 22 : Not focused Be prepared—have what you need to do your work.
Clear clutter from work area.
Candle
Slide 23 : Chunking MAGNITUDE OF TASK
Slide 24 : Failure may have some benefits
Success: Think it thru
Finishing: Keep on starting FEAR
Technology F E A R
Slide 25 : Focus on what you do well. SELF-DOUBT
Slide 26 : goals Write your goal(s).
Achievable
Write down how you will accomplish your goal(s).
Revisit your goals.
Slide 27 : Visualize Chunking Set Goals Chunking Visualize Success Chunking Self-Defeating Habits Chunking Resolve Positive Attitude Create Support Group Positive Words On the Road to Success