Procrastination

I've never had a huge problem with procrastination. Unlike many of my classmates, I didn't wait to write my paper on the Prison Reforms of the 1800s up until it's midnight due date. Rarely do I do homework in homeroom or right before the beginning of class, unless I needed help. If I said I would do something, and than don't do it out of sere laziness, I feel guilty, as if I cheated myself. I can get distracted fairly easy but once I am come back from that, I get things done. I don't like that pressure of a deadline: I'd rather stay ahead.

In an attempt to help you (yes you!) avoid procrastination, here are some of my personal tips on staying focused and getting things done:

- Have all the materials you need to work near you before beginning to work. Try to keep from wandering around the house in search of a book or a distraction from working

- Clean up your work space. Sometimes, if your desk is messy, you start stressing about that, and your thoughts start jumbling together, and suddenly, your PreCalc homework is just sitting on your desk, begging to be completed, while you are on the floor reorganizing your books. It can happen...

- Always have a water bottle or a cup of coffee, whatever tickles your fancy, and some type of snack around. Working makes you hungry and having it right there keeps away other distractions, while satisfying that animal cracker craving. 

- Find a way to block websites that distract you from getting things done. Tumblr is fun, but it will there when you finish your rough draft. Wheezy Waiter can wait, and so can your Facebook friends. 

- Set goals for yourself. Having a calender or schedule of what needs to get done and by when motivates you to work, and meeting those goals feels pretty good.

That's for today. I am off to see The Hunger Games again, this time with my dad and brother. I'll take some notes and (hopefully!) do a Movie-Book comparison tomorrow. Until then, best wishes :)

Currently Reading: Wicked by Gregory Maguire and Along for the Ride by Sarah Desson (Don't judge me)

Currently Listening to: Some Nights by Fun. 

Days till Paper is due: 29