Procrastination at its Best

I am a procrastinator, who isn't? I feel like the whole world has a little bit of the procrastination bug in them, somewhere. When I was listening to the lecture this week, I realized that I didn't really fit in with the categories but that some of the stuff Dr. Blumin was saying, I could totally relate too. I am not one to sit around and do nothing, or find things that I have to do before I sit down and work. I just choose to not even open my work till the very last minute I need too. Like I will not sit down, look over what needs to be done for the weekend, and then get back to it. If I take out my work, it is because I need to take it out and do it. And I will. But that just never actually happens. I think it is because I feel like, once I have been to the class and showed up, that that was a lot of work in itself.

This needs to change though, so this week I made a list of things to do, and then I gave myself a reward, for what I would do when I accomplished all of the things on my list.

I had to go my blog for CLS, and then read for my Design History class, before the lecture. And since this her class is just reiterating the textbook, reading before hand comes in handy for the class. Then, lastly, for my major, interior design, I have to know a lot about adobe, and maybe of the kids know all about it, so it can really help me to know more about it. So, I sat down and played with it for a few hours, so I could get the hang of it. My 2D assignment, uses adobe, and then I was able to go and quickly get that project done as well. My reward for all of this was giving myself an online shopping date, because I have been looking for a cute watch for a while now.

Also, I made a list of my time wasters, and what tasters I avoid to make it easier for me to get my work done. By doing this, instead of going on facebook, yahoo, and stumble apon, I turned the internet off, and just used Word, and Abode. This helped me get my work done quicker without those extra distractions.

Overall, because I am a visual learner, making a list of what I need to do and writing it out, really worked for me, and I think I will continue to use these strategies in the future.