Procrastinating again
Since I have started my fourth year of uni I have fallen catastrophically behind on writing up my lectures. In my defense I attended the majority of them and only missed them when I was unwell. Still - the end of the term hit and I am drowning in work that I need to catch up on.
But Sophie - if you've attended them and made notes whilst you were there then surely you can't be behind.
Oh but I can.
My degree is a medical one which means a lot of content is crammed into every tiny moment that I have at uni which is very hard to cram for an exam (and believe me I've tried). So why am I telling you this? Well it is nearly new year's eve and I should be doing something productive and should have been "doing a bit of work each day to ease the strain". Have I? Well I think you can guess that one.
Thanks past self - as usual you have been an absolute arse. Now you may remember earlier in the year I made a post about procrastination and foolish me for the umpteenth time promised to stop procrastinating and even was so bold as to promise that I would offer any techniques I developed!
No techniques have been developed at all.
There is a shining light in all of this. I'm not alone. Many friends and fellow students have fallen prey to the same fate as myself all for varying reasons.
So here I am noting down this ridiculousness and hereby make this pledge : -
I, Sophie, will strive to REDUCE how much I procrastinate rather than ERADICATE. I will, as of the NEW YEAR, aim to improve my TECHNICAL and CLINICAL skills as well as improve my PRODUCTIVITY. I will aim to REDUCE how often I PUT THINGS OFF. Although I know this is a TOUGH GOAL it is one that I must STRIVE for in order to IMPROVE my MENTAL, PHYSICAL and SOCIAL well-being.
Put like that I know it sounds ridiculous but hey it sounds like something binding and psychologically by making this pledge I just might be able to kick my butt into gear again.
Feel free to take the pledge with me and substitute bits and pieces for your needs. Maybe you are aiming to make more jam this year to each their own.
I know I can do this. My first term of my third year at uni had me so productive and my stress levels were so much lower it was ridiculous.
Here's to trying!
But Sophie - if you've attended them and made notes whilst you were there then surely you can't be behind.
Oh but I can.
My degree is a medical one which means a lot of content is crammed into every tiny moment that I have at uni which is very hard to cram for an exam (and believe me I've tried). So why am I telling you this? Well it is nearly new year's eve and I should be doing something productive and should have been "doing a bit of work each day to ease the strain". Have I? Well I think you can guess that one.
Thanks past self - as usual you have been an absolute arse. Now you may remember earlier in the year I made a post about procrastination and foolish me for the umpteenth time promised to stop procrastinating and even was so bold as to promise that I would offer any techniques I developed!
No techniques have been developed at all.
There is a shining light in all of this. I'm not alone. Many friends and fellow students have fallen prey to the same fate as myself all for varying reasons.
So here I am noting down this ridiculousness and hereby make this pledge : -
I, Sophie, will strive to REDUCE how much I procrastinate rather than ERADICATE. I will, as of the NEW YEAR, aim to improve my TECHNICAL and CLINICAL skills as well as improve my PRODUCTIVITY. I will aim to REDUCE how often I PUT THINGS OFF. Although I know this is a TOUGH GOAL it is one that I must STRIVE for in order to IMPROVE my MENTAL, PHYSICAL and SOCIAL well-being.
Put like that I know it sounds ridiculous but hey it sounds like something binding and psychologically by making this pledge I just might be able to kick my butt into gear again.
Feel free to take the pledge with me and substitute bits and pieces for your needs. Maybe you are aiming to make more jam this year to each their own.
I know I can do this. My first term of my third year at uni had me so productive and my stress levels were so much lower it was ridiculous.
Here's to trying!
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