Stress and exams are a part of high school life, but when there’s boring work to be done, there’s procrastination. More times than not procrastination is viewed as a time-waster, but there is, however, productive procrastination.
I have been told that when preparing for a diploma exam, you should study 20 hours of the subject before the test. Everyone knows that they are not going to study 20 hours, but there is still a lot to be done. During those times of boredom comes procrastination. Facebook is one of the top ways to distract yourself from studying and it isn’t productive to be on it for hours and hours since it is known to be addictive. Video games, computer games, iPod apps, StumbleUpon, and TV are other major ways that people procrastinate.
Ways to productively procrastinate include:
- Organize
- Plan ahead
- Odds and ends
- Errands
- Get up to date
These methods of procrastination are known as Structured Procrastination.
The following are ways of unstructured procrastination:
- Go to lunch
- Exercise
- Go for a walk
- Relax
- Read a good book
Studying is almost like waking up in a way. The alarm goes off and no one wants to wake up, but they know that they are going to have to in a few minutes to get anything done during the day. To get a really good grade on our diplomas or finals, we know that we are going to have to put in the time, even though we really don’t want to have to do that much work. It will be worth it in the end though because we can just move on to the next day; just like finally going to bed after a long day, still knowing that you’re going to have to wake up to an alarm the next morning.
Now that you’ve learned about how to procrastinate properly, its time to get started studying and get procrastinating. One of the recommended tips when procrastinating is to set a timer. A lot of times people get carried away procrastinating and lose track of time, resulting in no studying getting done. Pick a time and stick to it, no hitting snooze over and over.
Well this was a great way for me to productively procrastinate from studying for my exams for a good chunk of time.
Happy Studying!
