Muse Workshop: Procrastination!

The last workshop I went to was about Procrastination! I went to this one a while ago, but I did not know I had to post a blog about it :(. Anyway, I went to this workshop with a friend because we are both guilty of procrastinating! The speaker basically told us that procrastination is inevitable, but we can learn how to work with it. He handed us out a handout that showed us how to overcome procrastination. The handout included 5 steps:
1.) Recognize the signs of procrastination; I listed internet, texting, and TV!
2.) Then identify what is preventing us from getting our work done? There are many answers, such as anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, it is a boring project, or because we are lazy.
3.) What are we saying when we are procrastinating? I say "the assignment is too difficult and I am not prepared to do it. There is too little time to get the assignment finished."
4.) Then decide if we are ready to begin! And the answer is always yes! We all need to learn how to prioritize. If we get things done now, we can get it out of the way! Plus, there is a deadline.
5.) Finally, we act! We finally approach the assignment.

The speaker also told us to use reminders, rewards ourselves when we're done, arrange to work with friends, establish a routine, or make a cross out sheet, and prioritize what needs to be done first to help us finish the assignment.

I found this workshop really beneficial. I now know how to overcome procrastination.