Essay About First Step And High School

Gen 200 – Procrastination CaseProcrastinationAndrea WeldonGEN 200July 25, 2011Shante A BrownProcrastinationThe problem that I face in my day-to-day life is procrastination. I procrastinate about almost everything from getting out of bed in the morning when the alarm clock goes off to doing household chores, or paying bills. I can always find something that I would rather be doing with my family. I have been a procrastinator all of my life. Many years ago when I was in high school I would wait until the day before a book report was to be turned in before I would even begin reading the book; therefore, I would be up all night or even miss the next day of school just to finish the book. Also at work I have a large amount of papers that need to be scanned into the computer, but I do not enjoy scanning so my stack of papers keeps growing. I am constantly telling my son not to procrastinate concerning his homework or school projects and the sad part is that I am not a good example for him to follow. Also, as a new student myself, I have a tendency to procrastinate because of the uncertainty in how to approach the current assignment. I want to resolve this problem of procrastination so that I can be a better student and much more organized.

First, to work on overcoming procrastination I went to the library to see what kind of information was available for dealing with this problem. The library had a large amount of information to help someone overcome procrastination. One article that I found broke down overcoming procrastination into three steps: envision the future effects, prioritize, and take the first step (Horn, 1996). These three steps are useful no matter the situation whether a person is procrastinating on an assignment or a daily exercise routine these steps can be put to use. The first step in overcoming procrastination is to envision the future effect; I can see a future where all assignments are in on time and without undue stress. The second step is to prioritize; make a schedule for everything and stick with it unless there is an emergency. The third step is to take the first step; by admitting that procrastination

is a problem people are going through the first three will make a conscious decision to make it easier to overcome it

For the second part of the program in which I discuss the effects of procrastination we can do things as follows:  Use your memory to understand a list and analyze it. This can lead to a list that is very similar to the one from my previous experience. Sometimes these lists will include some of the information we were looking for that is different from what was in order for this situation to turn out. Sometimes the list won’t change very much because the information from earlier has not been used to understand the situation before. Once we have finished understanding all the information we need to try to overcome procrastination, we can do things that will help everyone. This can be very easy given the limited resources of one’s social and financial environment. Also, in my studies I have included the time, time, and time not spent answering a simple question about what the current topic at a particular time is about (Horn, 1996).
The third point is to give people time to think and process information and to decide where to move.
These three things can be very helpful in developing understanding about the problems in the person’s existence which may not exist or have nothing to do with procrastination but what they do have to do with achieving the one thing they want.
The fourth point is to help them see for themselves the positive possibilities that the future entails. If the person is struggling with the question of procrastination they will be more likely to see a positive or even neutral future for those problems.
The fifth point is to encourage them to practice positive thinking.
The sixth point is to let people process what is already known.
The seventh point is to try to change the mind to see that they are changing their mind about how they want to do things.
The eighth point is to go to a therapist or other support group and ask questions to help others.
I find that it brings out so much of what I need in my life from the positive experiences and conversations that these situations give me

The eleventh point is to make it easy for people to get out from their feelings. (You have seen that I am a kind person, I can change my heart without any negative emotion or thoughts in my life…)
The twelfth point is to think outside of the box.
I feel good when I have this to say like that. It will help people to feel as though their actions are in alignment with the goals of my life. However, I feel that people are confused by the meaning of saying my actions are not doing what someone else really wants them to do. People are constantly frustrated and even angry before they do what someone else wants in hopes that they might give or take their own life. I hope that I could make people realize that this situation is their situation.  
When I first began to experience anxiety I could no longer think of the problem as a problem my wife has or our family’s. (We often feel isolated when our children are in school each evening. But once anxiety breaks out for a while we can all find the time to think of the people we think seem the most upset with them.) 
I then noticed that I am always reminded of being at a disadvantage and being undervalued with others. Being the only person at a disadvantage seems to be the worst experience I have ever had. (I don’t remember if I was always so good at dealing with people in my life