Win the Battle of PROCRASTINATION

 You made the decision to finish your college degree through an online program. You love the flexibility, the freedom to not travel to or live on campus, the ability to pursue your interests. You started your first course with every good intention. But now, you face failure once again.

It’s not that you aren't smart enough! It is just so hard to get around to studying. Your life is busy! And so you fall into one of the primary reasons why students fail… procrastination. Every day that passed when you didn’t get around to doing coursework was built upon past days like an ever growing burden on your back. It is like the author William James stated, “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.”

What can you do to battle procrastination, especially as an online student?

1.      Ask a person that you know and love to help. Seek motivation, accountability and advice from a friend. Learning rarely happens in isolation.

2.      Schedule your priorities, not just events. Decide how important your college program of study is to you and build it into your schedule.

3.      Break down your schedule into parts. Get an overview of the whole course. Schedule projects into small do-able parts. Take into account times when you know you can’t work on studies, and plan a solution.

4.      Decide what time of day works for regular study.

5.      Reward yourself for goals met. Have something to look forward to with each project/mini-project done.

6.      No cheating! Don’t do what you love to do, if you haven’t meet your goal.

7.      Don’t stay down. So you failed… your down… will that be where you stay?

It may seem easy to hide as an online student. Remember though that many in the college and in your life want you to succeed and live up to your potential and your goals. Reach out!