Tips to Prevent Procrastination
How often do you say "I'll do that later"? Throughout life, there will always be a number of tasks to complete. Attending college leads to assignments, new responsibilities, and more tasks to do in a day. Procrastination is the act of delaying a certain activity, and can be a bad habit for many college students. A 2007 study by Piers Steel, PhD showed that 80-90% of college students procrastinate. Below are a few tips on how to combat this issue. The "Seinfeld Strategy" Jerry Seinfeld created a method to help people trying to create a new habit, such as ending procrastination. It consists of creating a goal for each day on the calendar and when it is completed, marking an "X" on that day. The goal is to not break the chain. This works for many people because the goal is to continue the number of X's instead of being motivated to do the actual work. A tip is to choose tasks for each day that are simple, and put it on a calendar date that is earl...