If you have difficulty maintaining concentration, try setting deadlines for completion of various tasks. Establishing a deadline will force you to stick with the assignment. About Procrastination Procrastination is the tendency to postpone tasks that need to be done. If you know you should review your biology notes but decide to do something else instead, you are procrastinating. Many people tend to put off tasks that are difficult, dull, or unpleasant.
Procrastination can serve as an early warning signal that something is going wrong in a course.
For example, frequently putting off assigned math problems is a signal that you are having or will have trouble with your math course. 1. Make a list of all the tasks you have avoided. Think honestly about why you have avoided them. If you have avoided these tasks because they are dull, divide each tasks into manageable pieces and set up a schedule in which you do a small part each day. Dividing the task will make it seem less formidable.