I thought that the “Planning to Avoid Time Pressures” section of the Group Communication book was pretty interesting to me because I can be a big time procrastinator especially now with my busy schedule of school, work, and dance. I know that planning and coordinating is always the way to go, but most of the time I seem to never follow it. I tell myself to, when I’m at school, but once I’m home, nothing gets done. All I want to do is relax and do nothing at all. I plan to avoid the time pressures of having a paper or project due the next day or studying for a big test the night before, but most of the time it never works out and I end up being pressured in time. This section of the chapter just reminded me to not procrastinate and cram because it doesn’t help me at all. In the short run it does, but in the long run it doesn’t. Planning and coordinating ahead of time concludes with better results. Now, I just need to make sure this reminder sticks with me and I do something about my procrastination. I got to avoid time pressures.
I like the example you used for this post. Whenever I am at school, i try to get most of my class work finished before i go home. As a commuter, I get tired once i get home from school. I leave my backpack, books, etc. in my car so i can get to my room right away. I try to get assignments completed before the deadline. For example, these online discussions for our class. I am trying to catch up in order to receive full credit, hopefully. (I added the class at a later date).
ReplyDeleteI am a good procrastinator as well. I learned from my science 2 class that a large calendar will help me stay organized. Those "at a glance" calendars works wonders.