<p>Okay, its senior year and senioritis has kicked in since last year...however, I still get my homework done and do well in school, but I feel I procrastinate WAY TOO MUCH. Today I'm free and don't have anything planned yet I'm putting off doing 2 essays because I have a habit of saying "Its only 11:03...I have the whole day to finish it" and the time keeps drifting by yet no work is done. I'm struggling in AP Macro, yet I haven't been keeping up with the reading (chapters and whatnot...which is crucial to getting a good grade). When my teacher scheduled a test on thursday for this upcoming friday, I told myself I'd read everything I had to and make sure I know the material like no other by exam time. I have really bad study habits...I'll read the material and sorta understand but not be able to reiterate what I read/learned. I think its mainly because I leave everything off to last minute. What are some good ways to manage my time so I can relieve the stress I put on myself and leave time open for fun and relaxation. Sometimes I even put off my work for free periods the next day. And whats worse is I'm not naturally smart and it takes me longer to understand material unlike some of my friends who dont do any hw yet do really well. Errrr.....HELP :)</p>
<p>Also...I've gotten really unorganized lately and its suprising because I'm usually the one to make sure I write down all my homework in my assignment pad and have all my folders organized w/ the right papers in each...now half of my folders are ripped..papers r in the wrong folders. I'm a neat/organizational freak...</p>
<p>Get a calendar and write down everything you need to do. Make yourself a schedule for doing it and stick to the schedule. For things you complete on time reward yourself. </p>
<p>Also try and get rid of distractions when you are working, turn the tv/computer/music off. Try and just do the work and get it over with.</p>
<p>You only have 'senioritis' because you define yourself to have such a thing. Discipline comes within. It is not only necessary for college, but it will be necessary for your career. What do you think your boss will do (or you do if you're self-employed) if you realize that you came in to work at 8 AM and didn't do a single thing until 3 PM? What about in college if you have three tests in one week and you haven't studied for any of them yet? And trust me, this will happen in college. One week you will have tons of **** due and then the next week you will have absolutely nothing to do. The trick is take advantage of the down time and get ahead because it will come back to bite you if you don't at least start on it now.</p>
<p>A good trick that has worked for me in the past with really boring classes is to work on the homework in iterations. What I mean by this is to start on it a little as soon as you get up in the day or after classes. Take about an hour or so to get started on the essay or whatever it is. Then go do what you want to do or work on homework you actually don't mind doing. Come back to the homework 2-3 hours later and work on it once more. Keep repeating in this fashion until the end of the day and you will love the results. Even though you hated the class, you have living proof at that point that you can finish essays for boring classes early. Music always helps. If AIM hinders you greatly from doing work, sign-off. No excuses. No complaints. No whining. Sign-off. Discipline comes from within. Not from an external source.</p>
<p>Take the time now to get acquainted with good study and homework habits before you move on to college. Because if you keep that up (and trust me I used to be like that), you will find yourself staying up late all the time trying to finish lab reports or other papers. And in college, it's usually much harder to ******** assignments. They want you to actually learn the material. So it will require more concentration and time in most cases. All you have to do is make a commitment to yourself to get x amount of assignment done by the end of the day or week. And I mean really commit to it. Vow to do this for a certain assignment and then put up a big piece of tape between two walls and walk across the tape until the breaks. I know, silly. But it used to work for me.</p>
<p>I have developed such study habits and now I have gotten 4.0's for four semesters in a row. Sorry to brag but I wanted to mention it because I want to show to you that it works. It's OK to be lazy. It's OK to procrastinate a little. But do something each day and allow yourself only a few breaks in between with the exception of Friday or Saturday I suppose (I rarely devote Friday's to homework).</p>
<p>Thanks man...the problem is I don't know how to breakup my work ...and home is a bad place for me when it comes to work because so many distractions are present...where do u get ur work done? Like tomorrow I have interview questions for spanish...2 english papers due and ap macro test friday...it seems like nothing but for some reason since I put my work off a lot it seems a lot to me...lol any tips..motivation..</p>
<p>Motivation has to come from within. Mine is to graduate and finish the year. I already have my college acceptance so I need to keep up my grades. That is my motivation to do my work. </p>
<p>You need to break up your work into small managable amounts. That makes it a lot easier. Trust me.</p>
Thanks man...the problem is I don't know how to breakup my work ...and home is a bad place for me when it comes to work because so many distractions are present...where do u get ur work done? Like tomorrow I have interview questions for spanish...2 english papers due and ap macro test friday...it seems like nothing but for some reason since I put my work off a lot it seems a lot to me...lol any tips..motivation..
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<p>I simply get my work done in my room with the computer screen off (OK blatent lie but I do really talk a lot less on AIM and browse around a lot less when I'm doing homework, seriously).</p>
<p>Answer to your last question is that there is no answer. You will have to realize that you can work up to your potential as far as homework goes each day and go from there. Discipline, motivation, whatever, always come from within. So try to find that discipline that you truly have.</p>
<p>Thanks ad...I have the discipline but lately its been drifting away...but as we speak I'm going to get the easy work out of the way and save the essays for after I finish that...what sux is my ex-gf is on my mind :-</p>
<p>lol...hmm okay got 1 hw out of the way and planned out how I'm going to break down studying for the Macro exam...all I have left for today are the essays.</p>
<p>"I have developed such study habits and now I have gotten 4.0's for four semesters in a row. Sorry to brag but I wanted to mention it because I want to show to you that it works. It's OK to be lazy. It's OK to procrastinate a little. But do something each day and allow yourself only a few breaks in between with the exception of Friday or Saturday I suppose (I rarely devote Friday's to homework)." </p>
<p>i don't know much in the way of studying, but i know conard helped me to go from having an F in most classes to a current B. so who knows, maybe it does work.</p>