How to Avoid Procrastination in College

When speaking of the modern teenager, one of the most complicated problems he or she is faced with is procrastination. As for now, there are a lot of pieces of advice on how to deal with this problem. Thus, this post proposes a list of five steps that are definitely worth being undertaken in order to not let procrastination ruin the life of the teenager while studying in the college.

Firstly, you should learn all of your excuses. It means that you should be ready to destroy them all by knowing them and not letting them control your behavior. Secondly, it would be very useful for you to analyze all the negative consequences that are created when you procrastinate. As a general rule, procrastination seriously damages your life energy, so think it over one more time. Thirdly, you should always do your best to stay motivated. Unfortunately, it is a general truth that there may appear the situations when you do not want to think about your plans, life goals etc. In order to minimize the risk of origination of the mentioned moments, it is worth to write up detailed lists including your both short-termed and long-termed goals. It would help you to always find motivation and continue to develop yourself. As for the fourth piece of advice, you should the rule known as “eat that frog”. It means that you should teach yourself to do the most complicated thing first. Such an approach will help you to distribute your energy properly since it is very tiring to make a complicated work in the end when you are already exhausted. Finally, do not be too hard on yourself. You should realize that there is nothing bad in some lazy days. The main task for you is to control the number of such days and, if possible, plan them in advance and spend them with pleasure (for example, meeting with your friends or discovering something new outside).