I read the articles The Psychology of
Checklists by Lauren Marchese and 4 Questions to Help You Overcome
Procrastination by Peter Banerjea. I really enjoy making checklists and
task list to help me accomplish task, so it was interesting to find out that there
was a scientific reason for my love of lists. Even though I love making lists,
I am sometimes bad at checking things off. I realized that not all lists are
created equal, and I need to get better at creating to do lists that are filled
with tasks that I can reasonably do in a day so that I don’t get overwhelmed by
the size of my list. I also learned that procrastination can be combated by
reminding yourself about the importance of finishing the task on time. I have
the problem of convincing myself that I have more time to do something than I
really do, or telling myself that the task won’t take as much time as it
actually will. I think I need to just get better at looking at my planner daily
to see what tasks I have coming up, that way I can start them early enough. Another
thing I can do is just being realistic with how I will spend my time and factor
in break time. I don’t do well with focusing for long periods of time and I
like to be able to take short frequent breaks throughout my day. So, factoring
that into my schedule beforehand will give me a better idea of how long I will
need to complete a task. Which in turn will help me to start them at the
correct time so that I can work at a good pace. The last thing I can do to be
better at managing my time is to just put myself in a location where I won’t
get as distracted as much, that way I can use the time I do have better.
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