Who Doesn't Procrastinate?

Just like every one one of my peers as well as every other person in general, procrastination is definitely a problem. But personally, procrastination is something that gets the best of me. Although I do get my work done the process is real inefficient and I feel like I can be getting so much more done in the time that I have if procrastination was minimized because I know realistically it can't really be eliminated.

For the week's topic of procrastination as well as the turn back to reading strategies, I used Time Wasters and Mr. R. My main thing that procrastination nags me with is reading and I am an Engineering Major which generally doesn't require a whole lot of reading as compared to other majors but you the slightest bit of reading troubles me. My math courses require a bit of reading and studying via the textbook but often times I find myself dozing off, getting sidetracked or just pushing off the tasks.

Mr. R was used with reading for my Linear Algebra class and I used it to help review the theorems of the textbook section discussed in class. When timing myself while reading I found myself getting sidetracked within 15 minutes and I ended up breaking the sections reading up into three portions and while reading I was not noting key terms but noting key theorems. I took the three theorems and on three flashcards highlighted the most notable aspects and looked over them a bit immediately after reading but I never really went back to them as thoroughly as I needed to. The strategy was simple but yet thorough at the same time as it got me reading actively and effectively and the post-reading portion of reviewing the flashcards was simple so I wasn't pessimistic going into it.

The Time Wasters task was also another simple strategy that got me to take a small step back and really notice what it is that may be doing wrong or what I can critiq

ue in my studying. Besides daydreaming, I've noticed that my time wasters are technology based largely during reading and writing assignments. I have noticed that I really ne

Overall these strategies had great cores and worked out pretty well to a certain extent but could have worked better in some ways but I don't know if it's just me or if it's the strategy. I would definitely encourage all to use these strategies and see how it works for them as it may very well be different and potentially be positive strategy to hold on to.ed to disconnect myself completely from technology when going at my assignments, mainly reading and writing. Time Waster really had me notice what I wrongfully spend my time doing but it didn't really encourage and aid me in drawing a connection and conclusion.