this is what I wrote Overall Goal: Reduce social media &amp; phone and PC usage use by at least 30 minutes per week, and use the free time towards stuff that will actually benefit me like (Schoolwork, Work etc.)

Specific: I will limit my social media, and PC usage use up to 20 minutes per day on weekdays and use the free work to either spend more time outside, school work, or work.

Measurable: Ill track my daily usage, and log the extra time I've had on work or outdoor activates.

Achievable: Reducing my usage by 12 minutes or so per weekday is realistic and doable

Realistic: I've almost messed up my time once because of my usage of my PC/ Social media so this will make me more focused on my classes and to improve my grades.

Time Bound- I will work on this change starting next week and try to maintain it through the end of the semester on December 9th.

1- Procrastination has really been a problem for me, in the past and currently, sometimes I feel like I have plenty of time then out of no where I'm doing it last minute or late, so hopefully my goal fixes this issue.

2- Sometimes I wake up earlier just to do school work and do my other stuff later in the day.

3- Late work, no points work, and just huge regret wishing I did it earlier.


Is this good for 

 have posted a template to create a SMART goal.  You can use the template OR you can free-hand the SMART goal setup.
smartgoalsheet_1.docx (downloadable template here)
SMART is a well-established tool that you can use to plan and achieve your goals. While there are a number of interpretations of the acronym's meaning, the most common one is that goals should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

Watch this short video for more tips.

How to Write a SMART goal

Overall Goal (in your own words and then evaluate if it is:)
Specific
Measurable
Achievable (or Actionable)
Relevant
Time-Bound
If you use the template, make sure to either copy and paste it into your post or upload it so your classmates can look at it too.

This activity and discussion is worth 5 points.  To receive full points, you must discuss the points listed above, post an original SMART goal, and comment on two others.  Please see our announcement page for a refresher on our Class Norms for Discussions :-)  Please create a goal for this semester.  Do you want to get more sleep so you can be  more motivated and clear headed?  Do you want to create more space for your online class?  Anything semester related will work.

Example of a SMART goal:

Situation: I want to spend more time in my online classroom and less time on social media

Goal #1: I will do a time-audit of how much time I spend on social media instead of my online class

   Specific: yes, this is pretty specific

   Measurable: Yes, because I can set a timer when I use social media to keep track

   Achievable (or actionable): Yes, I can absolutely do this. 

   Realistic-I think so.  I can spend one hour less per week on social media and use that hour for my online class instead.

   Time-Bound: yes, the end of the semester is December 9th, so I can see if my new habit paid off with a good grade in my online class.

In your post, please discuss the following:
1. Has procrastination been a problem for you in the past (or currently)?
2. What are some things you do that help you with this personally?
3. What kinds of problems has this caused you in the past?