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Find Your Type of Procrastinator

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You might recognise yourself as one of these 6 different types of procrastinators. Under each type there are tips on how to beat it.

 

Perfectionist

You often find it difficult to begin a task because the thought of getting every detail perfect is overwhelming.

 

How to beat it

Focus on what is realistic rather than what is ideal. Work towards excellence rather than perfection.

 

Dreamer

Abstract thoughts are more pleasant to think about than the real-life actions that need to be taken.

 

How to beat it

Try to differentiate between dreams that are vague and goals that are specific and measurable. Change your dreams into goals.

 

Crisis-maker

You feel that you work best under pressure. You enjoy the rush of working under a deadline.

 

How to beat it

Remind yourself that you may not be interested in a task until you start. Identify and use other motivators to start working earlier on the task rather than using stress as a motivator.

 

Defier

Many tasks seem like an unfair or unnecessary use of your time and energy.

 

How to beat it

Rank your priorities in life and plan your energies accordingly.

 

Over-doer 

You find it difficult to prioritize and say no to other demands on your time.

 

How to beat it

Recognize and respect your personal limitations. Rank your priorities and make choices about your time according to this.

 

Worrier

Many tasks seem too difficult. You prefer to stay in your comfort zone and avoid change.

 

How to beat it

Learn to make realistic judgements about the time and effort needed to complete a task. Break down tasks into more manageable parts.

 

 

The above was extracted from a post by Joel Brown at: http://addicted2success.com/success-advice/

 

What Matters…

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While you reading this you are probably busy preparing for exams or writing it for that matter. Exams has been through the ages a fearful and anxiety provoking exercise. No matter how old you get exams still bring up images of being evaluated, forgetting information, or self-doubt at times… It seems we are “wired “to be wary about exams. This creates in us an “I wish the exams are soon over” response…

Let us re-look this exam business a little bit –

What matters about exam is that you:

  • See it as an opportunity to test yourself on all the effort you put in attending classes.
  • Preparing for the exams, you teach yourself to organise yourself, your time, cut out what is not important. On the long run you are learning to PRIORITISE… a skill you will need in your future career.
  • As a runner exercise to run and win a race…… during the exam period, you also learn to put goals out there for yourself to achieve.
  • Share quality times with fellow-students to prepare for exams… these are usually the times when you form good bonds with class mates because you are together in the “struggle”.
  • Learn how to deal with results- sometimes it is not as you expected but pick yourself up and try again…

 

 

Life is full of different “exams” it depends on our approach to them…

 

LET’S DO THIS!!!

 

 

Janine van Sitters-Mintoor