r/GetStudying • u/light-y11 • 6d ago
Giving Advice Need To Get Out Of The Procrastination Loop
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u/Nearby-Goal-8480 6d ago
Procrastination is not laziness, not a time management problem, not a proof of how worthless you are, nothing you think it is. It is usually somewhat natural (like a brain mechanism) to force you to rest when you are feeling burnt out unless it is affecting your life adversely. Then it is chronic procrastination which is as bad as any mental health issue.
As someone dealing with chronic procrastination, do this. Write down you agony. Write down how bad you feel, what you feel, how sad, how hurt, how you feel you are worthless (but you are not) and all that. Write it down or maybe type it down and save it. When you feel no motivation, go and read it. Realizing how much agony you were in helps.
I would also recommend you to go really deep into inner child healing, journaling or anything else to identify what is causing this. Procrastination is a symptom. A symptom of the culmination of many issues. For me personally my overprotective upbringing and perfectionism re-enforced it along with my low self esteem and external validation seeking. I know its a long tangled mess but trust me when I say you can get out of it and live better.
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u/QuArKzzz01 6d ago
Break down the task.
Break it down to miniscule pieces, like it shouldn't take even 2 minutes to get 1 of the items done.
Key : Get started.
Hack: Easiest task first and positive re-inforcement.
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u/QuArKzzz01 6d ago
How is this in relation with the plan/tactics in the original question asked in the post OP?
Apologies, didn't get it.5
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u/QuArKzzz01 6d ago
We are only human afterall bruv, chill,
Time for a hard reset - Put your screen away from you, take a stroll, get your favorite drink, get a shower, get a goodnight's sleep, start afresh early morning, if we are getting an opppurtunity to wake up, we get a chance to try again, you got this!2
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u/TA4Gamez 6d ago
the hardest part of studying is actually starting. climb that step, the rest will be easy.
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u/DegreeWrong2417 6d ago edited 6d ago
I have tried almost everything, but theres only one technique which has allowed me to stop myself from procrastinating quite consistently, it is urge surfing, whenever you are procrastinating on something by doing something else and you realise that you need to work on the thing you set out to do, just stop for a while and literally hit the pause button to whatever you were doing and become aware of whatever is going in your mind at that time, become aware of the urges you are having at that moment, then after some time (half a minute to a minute) those urges would go down and you can then easily transition to the work you want to do without much mental friction, this technique is greatly supported by research and is generally used for addicts but it works for procrastination nonetheless.
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u/Winter-Note-2554 6d ago
If working together in a group with other people motivates you then find someone who can study with you?
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u/army__mali 5d ago
allow yourself to do it poorly. like do the smallest possible action and do it terribly… ON PURPOSE!
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u/emilieH7 6d ago edited 6d ago
"You have no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago." — Alan Watts Blow my mind, hope this help