how many of you procrastinate???
i'm procrastinating right now... i have an exam tomorrow and another to hand in on monday and lots to do other than that, and here i am blogging...
it's not a healthy thing to do, it puts people under a lot of preasure to get things done. but that is when we do procrastinate. when we have lots to do.
then how do you prioritise what needs to be done, and what you do do..?
it's the busy people in the world that get things done. people who don't do anything i wouldn't ask to do something i felt needed to be done, cos they don't do it. it's those who know how to work and those who do lots that many ask a favour of, ask to do things, cos they know that they'll get things done.
oh well that's enough.
i'm just procrastinating....
back to the exams and study... or email...
i'm procrastinating right now... i have an exam tomorrow and another to hand in on monday and lots to do other than that, and here i am blogging...
it's not a healthy thing to do, it puts people under a lot of preasure to get things done. but that is when we do procrastinate. when we have lots to do.
then how do you prioritise what needs to be done, and what you do do..?
it's the busy people in the world that get things done. people who don't do anything i wouldn't ask to do something i felt needed to be done, cos they don't do it. it's those who know how to work and those who do lots that many ask a favour of, ask to do things, cos they know that they'll get things done.
oh well that's enough.
i'm just procrastinating....
back to the exams and study... or email...
posted by Cara at
12:42 AM
6 Comments:
Hey, that's so true, I never realised! I hate asking busy people to do things, let they ARE the ones you trust to get it done.
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Miss C, at 12:52 AM
I've been known to do quite a bit of procrastination, however, I think this is getting better.
Classic 'procrastination moments' for me are assignments. I'll hold of until the final 2 weeks (or so) till they need to be handed in.
I haven't had a late submission yet :). Anyway, back to the point, I prioritise assignments based on a few factors. Such as:
-Easyness
-Due date
-Method of submission (Electronic, or paper based)
I'm not saying that applies to all situations, however I think when prioritising you need to find out the things that affect the task, give each a weighting, then tackle them in that order. You don't need to write these factors down either, doing them in your head is good :).
Whilst procrastinating isn't healthy, neither is being too busy. Finding a nice medium where you can work, and be busy without going overboard would be ideal.
Although, finding the middle ground might keep you busy ;-)
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Anonymous, at 1:30 AM
yeah we tend to do things only when they become urgent and important... or sometimes just urgent.
like now i'm doing exams cos they're due really soon... although evidently i'm not doing them right now...
middle ground is hard to find when you're doing soooo much. often we need to learn how to say 'no' and to do things that we WANT to do rather than what we HAVE to do to keep ourselves happy and healthy.
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Cara, at 1:41 AM
Good point, Cara, about wanting vs having to do. For me though, it often seems the other way around! I need to learn to do what I HAVE to do (stop doing work sometimes, do some social things, find time for me) and not do what I WANT to do all the time (get things done)!
I like Tim's point too, about finding a balance between 'work and not-work'. People say (and I tend to agree with them) that if you're so busy that you can't balance, you're too busy ;) You need to have a 'stock-take sale' in your life and get rid of some stuff (easier said than done!). Also, God said to keep the Sabbath holy - that's a day of rest and refocus. Do you think He was serious? I tend to think so...
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Miss C, at 4:55 PM
People who prioritize work less and get more done.
Can someone work less and get more done?....of course.
Because someone who doesn't prioritize
1. Won't do things of great importance
2. Will do things of great importance along side of things with minimal importance
3. Won't rest or take time out because their very busy
4. Because their always working (but not doing much) they'll justify working slackly.
So the result is someone always working poorly.
As opposed to someone working in highly focused time intervals doing work of high priority and then resting, taking time out, having fun, reflecting on their values and life...producing the best preformance at work while they are there.
*I know everything in theory.
By
Trav, at 5:24 PM
People who know how to rest (not procrastinate) can get things done well.
By
Christop, at 5:20 AM
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