How i avoided procrastination (How to beat procrastination in college)

 

How to beat procrastination in college
 

How i avoided procrastination (How to beat procrastination in college)

Hello everyone! I know why you’re here because a year ago I was also a victim of this curse. I will show you the real and battle tested ways to win this battle against procrastination. Let’s start with my story so you can relate also because without this the article is boring for me and also for you because we are humans.

Effect of procrastination on me:

When I joined the college, I joined a group of fake friends also which I will tell you later but the effect of this was on me that a topper student of High School when joined the new college joined a rascal group also which affected my productivity also. I started procrastination and started putting my work aside and chatting with them all the day and also started gaming like I will say Free Fire. One day I realized that I am not what I am trying to be but the time was gone and I was feeling regret.

How I realized my mistake:

One day when our test session was about to start in college and groups were being organized, my teacher asked me some questions about his topic and I was not prepared for that. He didn’t punish me but his words were burning my heart and also when he saw that I was no more the topper at all, his expectations were also burning with my heart. He remained calm for about one weak and then I fell ill and remained on bed for about one month. When I again joined, I saw that medium students were also the toppers at that time then I realized my problem and came home with new ambition. I promised me to work hard even if I die. But that was procrastination bro and was not easy to eradicate from life because it also worked hard on my brain.

How I found the solution:

I remained five days in a single room for checking the real problem in myself and found ten ways of avoiding procrastination by reading paid books and novels from trusted resources. I will also say that some of my in-game friends were also business owners so they also helped me in changing my brain’s functionality. But they were to be tested if they were working or just fraud. I tested them in real life in my daily work and also in my college work. I am going to show you all the process involved in this and going to make you work faster but first I will say that they will consume a lot of your time but can be helpful in real life also are powerful if you are aiming to start a business. So, let’s dive deep into it.

Methods for avoiding procrastination:

1.       The 5-Minute "Momentum Igniter"

2.       Syllabus Hacking: The "Pre-Broken" Assignment

3.       "Phone Jail" + Distraction Auditing

4.       Body Doubling (The "Silent Partner" Tactic)

5.       The "2-Minute Fire Drill"

 

Now if you’re thinking that you never listened them before then let me tell you that these are the authentic ways I read in books but I designed them myself because if I tell you their real names and ways of their working then you will be confused and will not be able to relate it with this modern era. But believe me these five ways are as effective as new ways originated from them but I have also mentioned that I found ten ways in my single room. But I also said earlier that I validated them all tested them and calculated their effect on me and some of my close-fellows and it worked on all of us. You will think about close-fellows so, let me tell you that some of your close-fellows will also be required for this but without them this will work also and I will tell you how.

 

The 5-Minute "Momentum Igniter":

 

Now it is a special technique to make you feel better even if you’re working one a very tough project and can prevent you from being overwhelmed. It is simple just start a timer for 5 minutes and work efficiently until timer stops and start work by giving you brain a call that it is our onetime effort for today. First thing is that if you somehow agree your brain to work with you then no one will be able to stop you from achieving your goal.

After 5 minutes ask yourself “Do I want to stop or continue?” and believe me your brain will reply you to continue. Here how it worked for me in my case:

Firstly, I had to make a preparation the project which was assigned to me and I was testing all the ways to avoid procrastination. I went for a bath and when I was taking a shower, I related this 5-minute technique to an amazing technique which was to train my brain first. I mean it was looking a silly idea but I didn’t ignored it and moved in my room without any question in my mind and noted it down because if I procrastinated in that time than this unbeatable trick wouldn’t hit my mind again and I also said to me “If I procrastinate this time then I will procrastinate all the time.

I thought that if I warm my brain up for some time and according to this trick for 5-minute and my brain will automatically start urging for more work and it will be a fun. I grabbed a pen and a paper and started writing on it about my life and about my neighbors bothering me. I wrote for exactly 5 minutes and then I asked myself for stopping and my brain said “Carry it on buddy! I am enjoying it.” So, I practiced It for three days in evening, morning and before bed. And when I was free from writing and started writing my project and tricked my sharp brain.

How it works:

Overcomes "activation energy" (the hardest part is starting). Once begun, tasks feel 83% less daunting (American Psychological Association).

And also, I want to add that “You don’t need motivation – you need physics. Objects in motion stay in motion.”

Syllabus Hacking: The "Pre-Broken" Assignment:

 

I know it is taking too long for you to read it but as I promised so I have to provide you full details.

Now, don’t worry it is pretty simple and very positive and it works all the time without getting you bored. And you can also relate it around you. You only have to divide things for making you brain thinking positive. For example, if you have to learn a specific essay and you know that it takes a lot of  efforts to research and then outlining it which also takes time and then drafting and many more things but did you noticed that I have broken the essay writing into three steps and that is called Pre-broken what is said. Our brain is not lazy but it is screaming for small chunks and smaller steps so to make your brain feel better you have to train it according to its interest.

If you are a student then you must know this statement “Procrastination spikes with ambiguous tasks. Breaking work before it’s due exploits Parkinson’s Law (work expands to fill time).”

And I will also say that divide your work as you can but please give yourself a deadline for completion of that work and treat mini-deadlines like non-negotiable class deadlines.

After all I can say "Your professor won’t do this for you – but your future self will thank you."

"Phone Jail" + Distraction Auditing:

I think you know it very well but if you don’t then I am going to tell you about it.

Firstly, when I was researching for me then I realized that my phone was a biggest distraction for me and was controlling me. I bought a phone jail and did some effort what you can also do. But first, you will say why phone jail but I also thought that at once but then I heard that statement, actually I read it from a website or somewhere else which is “College students check phones 11x/hour during study (University of Nebraska).”

And also, I can say that physical removal is necessary instead of will power or you can actually say that

Physical removal > will power

And I can say “Smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention”

Now, you will say ‘act of kindness’ where does it come from?

Answer to the question is that I am only giving example and prioritizing physical work upon just thinking. Hope you will consider it good for you.

And one more thing that if you want to buy jail box then check it out with my amazon link.

Now, I also said about distractions so moving to them I will say that analyze for three days and check distractions taking most of your time and try to eradicate top 3 of them by this month.

I must say "Students who physically remove phones: 28% faster assignment completion (Journal of Applied Cognition)."   

Body Doubling (The "Silent Partner" Tactic):

And at first what I said that some of my fellows helped me in doing some of my work but that was on screen help I can say. This trick is called body doubling.

Just think if you’re reading in-front of your parents you will not try to escape from your book, I can guess the reason which is to save yourself from home jobs but also we are afraid of many things so it is the normal functionality of our brain and we should use it as a beneficiary product.

Now let me tell you how to implement it.

Make a video call to your best buddy who is also interested in studies and loudly tell him about your goal. For example: "I’m drafting my biology lab intro."

Work for thirty minutes and then take a break and I can prove you that it actually works because according to the studies: “Social accountability reduces procrastination by 65% (MIT Study). ADHD brains especially benefit.”

And one more thing that keep your mic off while on online studies with friend in video call because it can also cause distraction.

If you don’t have a partner then “Use free body doubling platforms like Focusmate or StudyStream.”

And I want to add something to the conversation that if you give values to someone of your friend then show him by sharing this article to him that you’re a best buddy and ask him to read this message also.

“I actually wrote 2000 words in two hours without saying a word.”

The "2-Minute Fire Drill":

 

We are moving towards end and congratulations on completion of your first milestone which was to stay long on the article.

 I will add this text for a little more explained article:

Completing tiny tasks builds "productivity momentum" and reduces task anxiety (David Allen’s GTD method).

You must know that:

If a task takes ≤2 minutes: 

Examples:

 

·         Email professor

·         Download assignment sheet

·         Add deadline to calendar

 

For big tasks: Start with a 2-min micro-action (e.g., "Open document and type title").

"Procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s your brain screaming for smaller steps."

  

Final message to all of you:

My content is authenticated I know it but without you all I cannot grow.

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