Good morning, everyone, I’m XX. My topic today is Procrastination. Firstly, let’s consider the following questions.
1、Have you always been reluctant to go to bed in the evening, while reluctant to wake up in the morning?
2、Have you ever stayed up late to finish your homework? Someone may say:”I sent today’s ppt to teacher just at the last minute before deadline last evening”
3、Do you often put off your important work later and later?
If you answer is yes, congratulations！ You have had the procrastination! You are already a procrastinator！ So What is Procrastination？
Basically, procrastination is the act of putting off essential tasks until a later time. Also, it is too lazy to do what you should do.
According to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily in 2011 found that about 73% people
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acknowledge that they have developed varying degrees of procrastination. Amazing right? Not surprising! It’s truth. Everyone may suffer from procrastination and procrastination does exist!
Look at the timeline that a procrastinator may have experienced. At first, a deadline is set, maybe there is one week until the assignment is handed in. Then, we will own the false sence of security that we have a plenty of time. But, as time gose by, we will talk to ourselves, for example,” I will get started soon.” At last, panic and stress is really coming. And, at that time, maybe you will say:”Oh, no! the assignment should be handed in tomorrow!”
Procrastination brings us some negative effects. Such as stress and anxiety, be in a bad mood, we will not sleep well which may lead to health problems. And most importantly, our quality of work may suffer, especially if it’s done at the last minute.
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So, what can we do to overcome procrastination.? Here are some helpful tips:
1、Write down your tasks in a visible place with their due dates. I’d like to call this reminder a To-do list. You’ll make the tasks look more specific in this way.
2、Break the tasks into several parts. For example， I break my ppt into 4 parts: lead-in questions, definition&reality, negative effects, and finally tips for overcoming. In this way, I make my preparation look easier in my mind. Ask yourself, “If I had nothing else to do, what’s the first step I could take on this task?” Write it down. Repeat with this step. Continue until you’ve written every step necessary.
3、Start now. If you don’t take action, your “later” excuse will finally become a “never” truth.
4、Reward yourself for a job well done. You will gradually enjoy yourself and be more competent.
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Hope all of you can be an active self-starter, instead of a procrastinator. That’s all for today’s sharing, thank you for your listening.
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