Procrastination 106班 可亚妮 What is procrastination? What is procrastination? (拖延症) ? Psychological behavior that allows a person to postpone or delay a certain activity or task. ? Source of great stress and anxiety for many people I am procrastinator(拖延者, 拖拉的人) Are you? What do you do when you procrastinate? Do you always find it hard to get up early in the morning? stay up late to finish your homework put off the important work why we are ? the simple reasons 1.Difficult ? The task seems too hard to do 太难 2.Time-consuming?Free time is unavailable until the weekend 太耗时间 3.Lack of knowledge/skills?Don’t want to make a mistake until we are sure it’s right 没有相关知识技能 4.Fears?Everyone will know I made mistakes 害怕别人知道自己做不好 the complex reasons Perfectionism (完美主义) 1. “If I can’t do it right, don’t do it at all” 2. Today isn’t good day, delay it for tomorrow Hostility (敌意与抵制) eg. I don't like the teacher ,so I don't want to follow her. Negative effects 1.stress & anxiety 3.health problem 2.impeding your ability to achieve your goal. Tips for avoiding procrastination. 1. Think and plan on paper. 2. Take small steps. 3. Create a sense of urgency. ? ? ? ? take action take action take action …… If you want to go travel if you want to see a movie if you want to clean your room if you want to do some reading if you want to keep fit or,if you want to show your love to your family or the special person ? Don't procratinate any more, What makes you most happy is to be able to do what you wanted to do. Thanks for your attention!