loadingAsweallknow,LastTuesday,Iwasoneofthefivestudentsselectedtomakeapresentationinthefrontoftheclassroom.So
madeaplanlikethis,thepowerpointwouldbedonestepbystep.“
I
Perfect！
thatisjustapieceofcake”Isaidtomyself .But,thingswerenotproceedingasplanned,astimewentby,actuallythepowerpointwasdonelikethis.
Today,wewilldiscusssomethingaboutprocrastination.Oncewetalkaboutit,youwillsay “
Iamsufferingfromit
:
,whichmakesmesoupset.”Forexamples,stayuptoolate,
vocabulary taskofCET6unfinished,weightlossprogramevennotstarted,andsoon.
So,Today's
presentation
is
divided
into
two
parts:Whyareweprocrastinators？And how to cope with procrastination？
Sometimes,procrastinationisadarkpenguinwholivesentirelyinthepresentmoment.Hehasnomemoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture.Andheonlycaresabouttwothings:easyandfun.Aslongasyouarehappy,nothingisimportant.Whenhetakescontrolofyourmind,thingswillbedifferent.
When I am busy with scientific research in the lab alone,the dark penguin shows up,he says to me“it is so boring,let us play LOL(League of Legends) for relax”or
“
let
us
watch
Descendantsofthesun,itjustupdatedthefifteenthepisodelastnight ”,then the boat will turn over.
Sometimes,procrastination
is
an
umbrellawhichprotectsyoufromthejudgementoffailure.Duringmyseniorhighschooltime,Iwasnotgoodatstudy,everytimewhentheteacher
announced
therankandscoresofeveryexamintheclass,Istaredsharplyattheclassmatewhogotthefirstintheexamandtoldtomyself
“
youarejustastudy
－
machine,if
I
hadstudiedlikeyou,gettingupatsix o'clock inthemorning and going to bed until eleven o'clock in the night,I would have got higher marks than you did.”Actually I
wasalwaysapoorstudentacrossmyseniorhighschooltime.Thinkcarefully,Ijust
feared that I would notgothighmarksevenif I hadstudiedlikethefirstdid,so I chosetoprocrastinateratherthanmakeachange,itseemsthatIamnotaloserbecause I didnottrymybest.
What can we do？here are some tips on how to cope with procrastination.
1. Acceptthatnoonecanachievefullyperfect,weallareprocrastinators.Thingswouldbeworsewhenyoublame yourself.
2. Beawareofthedarkpenguinthatbringuinstantgratification,remindyourselfof what youreallywant.
You're doing the activity (exercise, language learning) possibly because you want to do it. When we stop doing something, it's because we've forgotten that we wanted it. We start to fear it for some reason, and try not to think about it. Instead, think about it, but remind yourself of why you started doing it in the first place.
3. （Could u find the differences between two balls？The Balloon is big and empty ，the shot put is small and solid，in the other word）Setarealisticandspecificgoalratherthanavague,globalone.
NOT:“Iwanttoloseweight!”INSTEAD:“Iwillrunforonehoureverynightifweatherconditionpermits.”
4. Watch out for your excuses.
Instead of using your excuse as an automatic reason to procrastinate,use your excuse as a reward for taking a step.
NOT:“Where does the energy come from to lose weight if I don't eat enough?”INSTEAD:“Iwilleat a small piece of cookie as a reward forrunning an hour.”
5. （Aha..it is a slogan of Nike sport,but now I am not a salesman for Nike company，I just want to remind you）Donotfeartobealoser,just do it.
Instead of trying to do the whole project at once, just take one small step.Remember:“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Finally,IwillshareyouguysonebookabouthowtodefeatProcrastination boughtittwoyearsagoanduntilrecentlyIhavejustfinishedit.DonotaskmewhyYou know it.
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