Procrastination

What helped for me was using the pomodoro method religiously, so working for say 50 minutes then taking a 15 minute break. It starts to work and helps you separate your time better. I use the forest app to help with procrastination as well. Good luck

I recommend chucking your phone far away from u (your bed) and switched off cos u wont be arsed waiting for it to switch on
Basically solve cba with cba technique haha

The forest app for pomodoro works for many people and me to a certain extent. HOWEVER if the problem is actually getting your lazy self to start the work (and once you do, you can work for ages), the method is not as effective since the timer goes off when you're on a roll

I don't really get distracted by my phone. Most of my work's on my laptop; and there's plenty of distraction available there. Yes, I am one of those lazy people, but when I start work, I can go on for hours.

Thanks so much for the advice!

In that case...just mentally hype yourself up 😂 my personal favourites, channel that inner Shia LaBeouf "JuSt dO iT" or "wtf [y/n] u lazy bi**h do it now otherwise u won't do it later]"

I can relate a lot to how you feel and how I was during undergraduate studies. I now do a good bit of project management as part of my professional life and now I don't have an excuse to procrastinate as much as I used to (and trust me, it was chronic).Part of the problem I found with my procrastination was my pursuit of 'perfection'. I found it very difficult to complete things or put things off until I had the 'perfect' mindset/environment or the 'perfect' outcomes. The truth is, perfection never comes - only small improvements over time. Try to think of your work as improving yourself over time rather than sweating about achieving perfection. Trust me, nobody is asking for perfection; they just want the goods! Go for it!

School's going to start for me tomorrow, and for the past term, I procrastinated soo much with my schoolwork. This time I need to stop doing it, so I was wondering if any of you had any tips.

Please if you have any tips on stopping or controlling procrastination, please comment on this post!

I film myself studying with a time lapse on my phone to stop myself from checking social media and it's worked like a charm. Good luck with school work

What helped for me was using the pomodoro method religiously, so working for say 50 minutes then taking a 15 minute break. It starts to work and helps you separate your time better. I use the forest app to help with procrastination as well. Good luck

For phones I recommend chucking it far away from u (eg under your bed covers so it's harder to find) and switched off cos u wont be arsed waiting for it to switch on
Basically solve cba with cba technique haha

Hi there,

I just thought I would reach out because I am one of the worst with procrastinating!

Have you used the app Forest before? I use this, and it's so helpful when I revise for my Liverpool Exams and something that I recommend to all of my friends. It's a productivity app that doesn't let you go on your phone, and for each minute you're not on your phone it'll grow a tree! You can set the timer, and by the end of your designated revision time, your tree will be all grown.

When the app is on, I like to focus solely on my work and have no distractions. I also set my timer for roughly 25 minutes, and find this is perfect for me. Once I start, I'll keep going until my work is done - it works!

I hope that's helpful to you You do have to pay for the app, but there is a free version (called Flora) which basically is the same thing.

Good luck!

Ana
University of Liverpool Rep.

I'll try the flora app, to see how useful it will be for me, then maybe I can pay for the forest one. Thanks so much!