Major procrastination problem

Argh, I have my A2 exams coming up in June and I'm just struggling to revise. I get so distracted. I've wasted pretty much all day online. How can I stop procrastinating!? It's so bad! :'(

Procrastination is usually a result of anxiety so you put off what you need to do. Maybe your unsure what you need to do. The best thing to do is write a plan of what to cover and how your going to cover it. I know what you mean. It helps to surround yourself with things that will motivate you, so anything you look at or anyone who makes you feel lazy avoid. Create a A grade environment.

Thanks for the reply. I agree. I feel nervous and scared about how much I have to do, and so I just keep putting it off and trying to forget about it. I'm going to start right now. Should I just block websites (e.g twitter, tsr) until like 9pm? Then once it reaches 9pm I'll let myself watch tv, go online, relax etc. I think I'm just gunna have to cut it out completely during the day, because once I start, I can't stop.

Thanks for the tips - they're really good!

Yeah good idea. Make sure you unplug all distractions so it becomes a conscious choice if you decide to distract yourself. Then plan your breaks and write down what your allowed to do.


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Step 1. Ask yourself: Do I want to pass my A Levels? Why?
2. Will staying here doing nothing help me reach this goal?
3. If not then why am I here?
4. Get off the Internet and go do some work. Just 5, 10 minutes, then see how you feel
5. Instead of procrastinating which usually involves doing nothing and feeling bad about it, schedule breaks and make sure you're doing stuff you enjoy. An hour's revision=an episode of How I Met Your Mother maybe? :P
Setting up a revision timetable helps with this, but you have to stick to it!
6. If you're worried you're not going to do well and procrastinating due to perfectionism then relax, it doesn't matter that much, you can only do your best

Try GoogleChrome StayFocusd app too, keeps an eye on how long you spend crasting
know dem feels

Thank you so much for the tips! I'm going to try them out tomorrow. I also downloaded the Stay Focused chrome app.. it looks really good! So during the day I'm just going to block all my time-wasting apps...

Step 1. Ask yourself: Do I want to pass my A Levels? Why?
5. Instead of procrastinating which usually involves doing nothing and feeling bad about it, schedule breaks and make sure you're doing stuff you enjoy. An hour's revision=an episode of How I Met Your Mother maybe? :P

Try GoogleChrome StayFocusd app too, keeps an eye on how long you spend crasting
know dem feels

Argh, I have my A2 exams coming up in June and I'm just struggling to revise. I get so distracted. I've wasted pretty much all day online. How can I stop procrastinating!? It's so bad! :'(

Why did you wait so long before asking for help with this??? Oh, wait...

Seriously... make a revision plan, and only go online as a reward for sticking to it. Good luck!

I purposely broke my laptop and phone so I don't have anything to procrastinate with. Risky but it works as long as you've got enough for repairs

There are two option for overcoming anxiety induced by impending tasks:


(_) Procrastinate
(_) Complete the task




Make a poster of this tick boxing and stick it on your procrastination devices

You sound just like me. I hate myself for it but I continue to do it.

It may have been easy to hand the batteries to someone who could be trusted not to return them - like a parent?

I dumped all of my possessions apart from my textbooks into a bonfire on my garden; I now procrastinate by staring blankly at the wall for hours on end.