Procrastination Solutions
Survey Summary
Based on the question in the survey and the answers provided, I have come up with as well as researched science backed solutions for procrastination. Now, breaking the habit of procrastinating is not easy, it takes time and a whole lot of effort, but if everyday you put in the work and make the conscious effort to incorporate some of the solutions I have provided you, it will make all the difference in the long run.
Results Based Solutions
Make it fun!
It is said that procrastination or an aversion of certain tasks is (as I stated earlier) because of negative feelings that you have attached to the task. So one of the solutions is to try and make that task or assignment fun or reward yourself once you have finished the task with something you know you enjoy and will be motived to work towards.
Chunk it Up!
Based on some of my survey results many student expressed their concern and anxiety that arose when they were faced with very large project, so they avoid all the stress until the last minute which, honestly has the opposite effect. So in order to avoid this and get your work turned in on time, you can break or "chunk" the project into manageable pieces in order to make a little progress each day, and the end result is something that you are proud of and not the result of a last minuted effort to meet a pressurized time constraint deadline.
Distractions Galore...
In the survey, many student expressed the distraction that their phone presented them. In effort to get their work done any agreed that it would be best for them to put it away so that they could fully focus on their work. For many this might work, but for people who are really attached to their phone not having it might feel more distracting that just having it to begin with. If you find yourself falling into this category to help this I suggest that you give yourself incremental breaks on your phone so that you can still have it, but you know when your break on your phone is over you have to get back to work.
Just Get Started!
You know that saying "a body in motion, stays in motion."? Well this is very applicable to everyday life. If you know you have school work to do just sit down and dedicate 5 minutes to getting started. 9 times out of 10 when people get started on something they find the urge to just sit down and finish it. Even if you don't find the urge to finish whatever you are doing in that moment, when you come back later to finish it up you will already have started it which makes the process of finishing much easier.