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Overcoming Procrastination: 1. Take A Hard Look in The Mirror

The document provides tips for overcoming procrastination in 5 steps: 1. Be honest with yourself about what causes your procrastination. 2. Assess your motivation to change bad study habits, considering your college goals and what it will take to achieve them. 3. Set small, achievable goals and hold yourself accountable in order to gradually change study habits and reduce procrastination through experiencing rewards. Once small goals are met, think about setting larger goals through an ongoing process of goal-setting, analysis, and learning.

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Overcoming Procrastination: 1. Take A Hard Look in The Mirror

The document provides tips for overcoming procrastination in 5 steps: 1. Be honest with yourself about what causes your procrastination. 2. Assess your motivation to change bad study habits, considering your college goals and what it will take to achieve them. 3. Set small, achievable goals and hold yourself accountable in order to gradually change study habits and reduce procrastination through experiencing rewards. Once small goals are met, think about setting larger goals through an ongoing process of goal-setting, analysis, and learning.

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Overcoming Procrastination

1. Take a hard look in the mirror.


Procrastination cannot be changed unless you are able and willing to be honest
with yourself about the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which cause it.

2. Assess your level of motivation to change.


Overcoming procrastination takes work and is not always easy. If you arent
motivated to change your current study habits, learning time management and
other anti-procrastination techniques wont be helpful. Think about what your
goals are for being in college and what it will take for you to reach them (e.g., an
additional 10 hours of study each week.) Do you have the motivation to do this
extra work?

3. Set small goals for yourself.


Large goals will most likely lead to quick failure and frustration on your part.
Setting small, achievable goals and holding yourself accountable for reaching
them is the best way to change your study habits and overcome procrastination. A
few small changes can quickly lead to large changes as you experience the
rewards of reducing procrastination.

4. Once small goals are achieved, think about setting larger goals.
Goal-setting now becomes an ongoing process of setting goals, analyzing success
and failure, and using this learning to set new goals. If you find yourself failing to
reach your goals, try scaling them down. If you feel like you cant scale them
down any further, reflect on your level of motivation.

5. Dont get derailed by setbacks.


The process of overcoming procrastination WILL involve relapses. Since it is
impossible to avoid a failure or two, the key is bouncing back and pushing
forward. When you do relapse, take time to reflect on the reasons for it and use
that insight to improve your next goal-setting session.

Adapted from: Hirsch, G. (1995). Counseling Students in Academic Difficulty: A Training Manual.

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