Fighting the addiction that is to not care by Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Class of 2018, shares his advice on fighting the urge to procrastinate.
In high school, many people, such as myself, pick up a bad habit that can ruin any sense of productivity and motivation, from assignments to just even showing up for class. This bad habit this addiction to just not care, to turn a blind eye to whatever is calling for your attention to complete. Being on your phone in class or listening to music and going to sleep if note taking is too boring and doesn’t feel as though it should matter. It’s easier to just be selfish with what you want to do and not to do in this day and age, and it can hurt you.
Deciding that it’s easier to ignore things life in general you need to have done can cause lots of stressing moments everyone who does it, and it will often have you wish that you had done it when you had the chance. The best thing you can attempt to do in order to avoid making difficult situations for yourself is to pace yourself, it may sound simple; and that’s because it is one. All the stress and anxiety you may receive from just “doing it late,” can be completely nonexistent if you manage your work and play time.
Instead of watching youtube on a computer when you have a paper to work on, save the video for later when it’s a better time. If you want to listen to music don’t change the song or mess with whatever device you are using, just let it play what it gives you. It’s hard, I know. Trust me, the video may seem really funny and the song may be either really bad or one you hear too much, but you have to fight it with all your strength to not distract yourself. Although it’s a simple answer in words, it can be difficult to put into practice for many students. At first, life can be really simple when growing up then suddenly you have an essay or paper due every, needing a job, worrying about things you never considered in life. So ignoring what needs to be done for not only yourself, but for everyone else who’s help you grow in some way, the least you can do is be grateful enough to do your work.
Not only in school but out of it, knowing when to enjoy yourself then do work is critical.
Focusing on work when you’re at school, avoiding any sorts of distractions from something that can be finished so easily when you do it during the time your given. When going home you can unwind a bit and relax from all of your work, spend an hour or so watching that video you wanted. Eat some food and let your brain take that addicting moment to yourself and not doing anything, but after having that scheduled break it’s time to go back to work if there’s any to do.
Finish that single page or two of homework from math, read or study your history book for a test tomorrow. It’s all so simple, something that deserves to be repeated over and over again because the actual taking action of this is the hardest part. “Just a little bit more” or “I can do it later,” that’s something you have to some extent thought throughout your middle and school years. Don’t make leaving school harder than it needs to be for you, it’s just going to be harder than if you ever did it when you had the chance to.
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In high school, many people, such as myself, pick up a bad habit that can ruin any sense of productivity and motivation, from assignments to just even showing up for class. This bad habit this addiction to just not care, to turn a blind eye to whatever is calling for your attention to complete. Being on your phone in class or listening to music and going to sleep if note taking is too boring and doesn’t feel as though it should matter. It’s easier to just be selfish with what you want to do and not to do in this day and age, and it can hurt you.
Deciding that it’s easier to ignore things life in general you need to have done can cause lots of stressing moments everyone who does it, and it will often have you wish that you had done it when you had the chance. The best thing you can attempt to do in order to avoid making difficult situations for yourself is to pace yourself, it may sound simple; and that’s because it is one. All the stress and anxiety you may receive from just “doing it late,” can be completely nonexistent if you manage your work and play time.
Instead of watching youtube on a computer when you have a paper to work on, save the video for later when it’s a better time. If you want to listen to music don’t change the song or mess with whatever device you are using, just let it play what it gives you. It’s hard, I know. Trust me, the video may seem really funny and the song may be either really bad or one you hear too much, but you have to fight it with all your strength to not distract yourself. Although it’s a simple answer in words, it can be difficult to put into practice for many students. At first, life can be really simple when growing up then suddenly you have an essay or paper due every, needing a job, worrying about things you never considered in life. So ignoring what needs to be done for not only yourself, but for everyone else who’s help you grow in some way, the least you can do is be grateful enough to do your work.
Not only in school but out of it, knowing when to enjoy yourself then do work is critical.
Focusing on work when you’re at school, avoiding any sorts of distractions from something that can be finished so easily when you do it during the time your given. When going home you can unwind a bit and relax from all of your work, spend an hour or so watching that video you wanted. Eat some food and let your brain take that addicting moment to yourself and not doing anything, but after having that scheduled break it’s time to go back to work if there’s any to do.
Finish that single page or two of homework from math, read or study your history book for a test tomorrow. It’s all so simple, something that deserves to be repeated over and over again because the actual taking action of this is the hardest part. “Just a little bit more” or “I can do it later,” that’s something you have to some extent thought throughout your middle and school years. Don’t make leaving school harder than it needs to be for you, it’s just going to be harder than if you ever did it when you had the chance to.
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